The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
Turtle Diary (1985)
Turtle Diary (1983)
| Budget (GBP) | 0 |
| Distribution Company |
The Samuel Goldwyn Company (Distributor | Est. Unknown) |
| Release Date | 29 November 1985 |
| Black and White | No |
| Regional Release | No |
| Release Notes | Canada 10 September 1985 (Toronto International Film Festival); UK 6 December 1985; Australia 26 December 1985; USA 14 February 1986; France 19 February 1986; USA 20 April 1986 (USA Film Festival); Italy 2 August 1986 (Rome premiere); Italy 14 August 1986; Denmark 15 August 1986; Sweden 22 August 1986; West Germany 26 May 1988. |
| Description | Pinter adaptation of Russell Hoban's 1975 novel. Neara (Glenda Jackson) is a successful children's book author with a bad case of writer's block, so she looks to aquatic life for inspiration. At a London aquarium, she chances on William (Ben Kingsley), a diffident bookseller with an enthusiasm for turtles. Musing over the hopelessly confined state of a group of tank-dwelling sea turtles, Neara and William, with the help of sympathetic zookeeper George (Michael Gambon), conspire to break the turtles free from captivity. |
| Language | English |
Linked Productions
No linked Production have been added to this production record yet.
Linked People
John Irvin (1940)
Creative | Director
Russell Hoban (1925 - 2011)
Creative | Author (original novel)
Richard Johnson (1927 - 2015)
Production | Producer
Peter Snell
Production | Executive Producer
Bernard Sofronski
Production | Executive Producer
Geoffrey Burgon
Creative | Music
Peter Hannan
Creative | Cinematographer
Peter Tanner
Creative | Film Editor
Susie Figgis
Creative | Casting
Leo Austin
Creative | Production Designer
Diane Dancklefsen
Creative | Art Director
Judith Lang
Creative | Art Director
Elizabeth Waller
Creative | Costume Designer
Sue Black
Creative | Assistant Makeup Artist
Stevie Hall
Creative | Hairdresser Supervisor
Maxie McDonald
Creative | Property master
Graham Tew
Production | Property buyer
Dave Weston
Technical | Stagehand
David Hildyard
Technical | Sound Recordist
Mary Hillman
Creative | Chief Makeup Artist
Tracy Smith
Creative | Assistant Hairdresser
Christabel Albery
Production | Production supervisor
Peter Cotton
Creative | Second Assistant Director
Michael Zimbrich
Creative | Assistant Director
Mick Davis
Technical | Construction manager
Dawn King
Technical | Art department runner
Chris Joyce
Technical | Assistant sound editor
Teddy Mason
Technical | Sound Editor
Dave Pearson
Technical | Boom operator
John Pitt
Technical | Sound maintainance
Rupert Scrivener
Technical | Dubbing mixer
Mike Tucker
Technical | Boom operator
Craig Chandler
Technical | Optical effects
Terry Chapman
Technical | Camera grip
Eddie Collins
Technical | Camera operator
Gary Cross
Technical | Electrician
Nicholas Cullmann
Technical | Clapper loader
Jason Lehel
Technical | Focus puller
Brian Martin
Technical | Best boy
Reg Parsons
Technical | Gaffer
Ian Pleeth
Technical | Still Photographer
Egil Woxholt
Technical | Underwater camera operator
Stephen Cornish
Technical | Wardrobe master
Keith Mason
Technical | Second assistant editor
Kant Pan
Technical | Assistant editor
Henry Lowther
Creative | Musician
Graham Bradstreet
Production | Production accountant
Lesley Cross
Production | Continuity
Joy Helman
Production | Unit Publicist
Pauline Hume
Creative | Title Designer
Faye Perkins
Production | Production secretary
David E. Van Houten
Production | Publicity designer
Faye Villalba
Production | Production runner
Cliff Lanning
Production | Runner
Linked Organisations
The Samuel Goldwyn Company (Distributor | Est. Unknown)
Characters
Harriet Sims (Age: Not Specified, Female)
Performer: Harriet Walter (1950)
Johnson (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Richard Johnson (1927 - 2015)
Man In Bookshop (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Harold Pinter (1930 - 2008)
Miss Neap (Age: Not Specified, Female)
Performer: Eleanor Bron (1938)
Neaera Duncan (Age: Not Specified, Female)
Performer: Glenda Jackson (1936)
Publisher (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Nigel Hawthorne (1929 - 2001)
William Snow (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Ben Kingsley (1943)
Lorry Driver (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Gary Olsen (1957 - 2000)
Mr Meager (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Michael Aldridge (1920 - 1994)
Mrs Inchcliff (Age: Not Specified, Female)
Performer: Rosemary Leach (1935 - 2017)
Sandor (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Jeroen Krabbe (1944)
Girl at Zoo (Turtle Diary) (Age: Not Specified, Female)
Performer: Rom Anderson
Garage Attendant with Bucket (Turtle Diary) (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Tony Melody (1922 - 2008)
Assistant Keeper (Turtle Diary) (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Peter Capaldi (1958)
American Woman (Turtle Diary) (Age: Not Specified, Female)
Performer: Barbara Rosenblat (1950)
American Man (Turtle Diary) (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Chuck Julian (1932)
Zoo Waiter (Turtle Diary) (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Neil Conrich
Taxi Driver (Turtle Diary) (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Dave Hill (1945)
Policeman at Square (Turtle Diary) (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Mark Jefferis
Fisherman (Turtle Diary) (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Robert Keegan (1924 - 1988)
Woman at Bookshop (Turtle Diary) (Age: Not Specified, Female)
Performer: Pauline Letts (1917 - 2001)
Second Publisher (Turtle Diary) (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Jeremy Nicholas (1947)
Man at Tube (Turtle Diary) (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Ronnie Walsh
George Fairbairn (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer: Michael Gambon (1940 - 2023)
Linked Awards
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Resources
Turtle Diary Trailer, 1985 (URL)
Type: Trailer
External Link: Turtle Diary Trailer, 1985
Original trailer.
Sheila Benson, 'Freedom Makes Waves in 'Turtle Diary'', Los Angeles Times, 14 February 1986 (URL)
Type: Review
External Link: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-02-14-ca-8108-story.html
Vincent Canby, 'Screen: 'Turtle Diary', with Pinter Screenplay', The New York Times, 14 February 1986 (URL)
Type: Review
External Link: https://www.nytimes.com/1986/02/14/movies/screen-turtle-diary-with-pinter-screenplay.html
Interview with Harriet Walter, conducted by Harry Burton, 23 October 2020 (Video)
Type: Interview
External Link: https://youtu.be/l97JOHVnSJU
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