Drowning by Numbers (1988) - Cinemaos

CinemaOSMovie · 1988 · 1h 59m · R

Drowning by Numbers

Three Women And A Coroner.

70%(201)IMDbComedyCrimeDrama

Cissie Colpitts drowns her cheating husband and, in the ensuing cover-up, enlists the help of lonely coroner Henry Madgett, an old friend with a longstanding weakness for her charms. But when Cissie's daughter and granddaughter—both also named Cissie Colpitts—decide to resort to the same methods for solving conflicts with their own frustrating husbands, the women and their repeated appeals for help begin to wear on Madgett's conscience.

Directed byPeter Greenaway

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 59m
Language: EN
Released: September 2, 1988
Budget: $1,500,000
Revenue: $424,773

Studios

VPRO

Film Four International

Stimuleringsfonds Nederlandse Culturele Omroepproducties

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1 video

Trailer

Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Cissie Colpitts

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Cissie Colpitts (Daughter)

Joely Richardson

Joely Richardson

Cissie Colpitts (Granddaughter)

Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

Henry Madgett

Jason Edwards

Smut

Bryan Pringle

Bryan Pringle

Jake

Trevor Cooper

Trevor Cooper

Hardy

David Morrissey

David Morrissey

Bellamy

John Rogan

John Rogan

Gregory

Paul Mooney

Teigan

Creative team

Directed by: Peter Greenaway
Written by: Peter Greenaway
Produced by: Kees Kasander
Denis Wigman

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