Drowning by Numbers
“Three Women And A Coroner.”
1988•R•1h 59m•7.0•Released
ComedyCrimeDrama
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.
Director
Peter Greenaway
Writer
Peter Greenaway
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$0M
Languages
English
Studio
Stimuleringsfonds Nederlandse Culturele Omroepproducties
Cast
Joan Plowright
Cissie Colpitts
Juliet Stevenson
Cissie Colpitts (Daughter)
Joely Richardson
Cissie Colpitts (Granddaughter)
Bernard Hill
Henry Madgett
Jason Edwards
Smut
Bryan Pringle
Jake
Trevor Cooper
Hardy
David Morrissey
Bellamy
John Rogan
Gregory
Paul Mooney
Teigan
Jane Gurnett
Nancy
Kenny Ireland
Jonah Bognor
Michael Percival
Moses Bognor
Joanna Dickens
Mrs. Hardy
Janine Duvitski
Marina Bellamy
Production
Company
Stimuleringsfonds Nederlandse Culturele Omroepproducties
Company
Elsevier-Vendex Film Beheer
Company
Allarts Production
Company
Film4 Productions
Company
VPRO
Producer
Kees Kasander
Producer
Denis Wigman
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