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Drowning by Numbers
Drowning by Numbers
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Drowning by Numbers

1988
1h 59m
Comedy
Crime
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1988

Runtime

1h 59m

Where to Watch

Available options inUS

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Streaming

6
Philo
Night Flight Plus
Fandor Amazon Channel
FlixFling
Eternal Family
Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel

Rent

5
Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Fandango At Home
FlixFling

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4
Amazon Video
Google Play Movies
YouTube
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3
Cineverse
Midnight Pulp
Tubi TV
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Storyline

"Three Women And A Coroner."

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 59m
Sep 10, 1988
Languages
English
Director
Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway
Production
Stimuleringsfonds Nederlandse Culturele Omroepproducties
Stimuleringsfonds Nederlandse Culturele Omroepproducties
Elsevier-Vendex Film Beheer
Elsevier-Vendex Film Beheer
Allarts Production
Allarts Production
Film4 Productions
Film4 Productions
VPRO
VPRO
Production Countries
Netherlands
United Kingdom

Top Cast

24 Cast Members

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

Jane Gurnett

Jane Gurnett

Nancy

Kenny Ireland

Kenny Ireland

Jonah Bognor

Michael Percival

Michael Percival

Moses Bognor

Joanna Dickens

Mrs. Hardy

Janine Duvitski

Janine Duvitski

Marina Bellamy

Michael Fitzgerald

Michael Fitzgerald

Mr. 70 Van Dyke

Edward Tudor-Pole

Edward Tudor-Pole

Mr. 71 Van Dyke

Natalie Morse

The Skipping Girl

Arthur Spreckley

Sid the Gravedigger

Ian Talbot

The Police Detective

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