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A Zed & Two Noughts

A Zed & Two Noughts

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A Zed & Two Noughts

1985

1h 56m

7.0(182 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Identical twin zoologists lose their wives in a car crash caused by a white swan. They become obsessed with the death and decay of animals, and develop a strange and unusual relationship with the driver of the car, a woman who is now an amputee.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Venus de Milo

Joss Ackland

Joss Ackland

Van Hoyten

Brian Deacon

Brian Deacon

Oswald Deuce

Geoffrey Palmer

Geoffrey Palmer

Fallast

Eric Deacon

Eric Deacon

Oliver Deuce

Andréa Ferréol

Andréa Ferréol

Alba Bewick

Jim Davidson

Jim Davidson

Joshua Plate

Wolf Kahler

Wolf Kahler

Felipe Arc-en-Ciel

Ken Campbell

Ken Campbell

Stephen Pipe

Guusje van Tilborgh

Guusje van Tilborgh

Caterina Bolnes

Creative team

Directed by: Peter Greenaway
Written by: Peter Greenaway
Produced by: Peter Sainsbury
Kees Kasander

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