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A Zed & Two Noughts
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Director:
Peter Greenaway
Writer:
Peter Greenaway (written by)
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Release Date:
25 May 1990 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Drama See more »
Plot:
Oliver Deuce, a successful doctor, is shattered when his wife is killed in a freak car accident involving... See more » | Add synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
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NewsDesk:
'House' star honored with OBE nod
 (From The Hollywood Reporter. 1 January 2007)
User Reviews:
Greenaway at his finest See more (33 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Andréa Ferréol ... Alba Bewick
Brian Deacon ... Oswald Deuce
Eric Deacon ... Oliver Deuce

Frances Barber ... Venus de Milo

Joss Ackland ... Van Hoyten
Jim Davidson ... Joshua Plate
Agnès Brulet ... Beta Bewick
Guusje van Tilborgh ... Caterina Bolnes
Gerard Thoolen ... Van Meegeren
Ken Campbell ... Stephen Pipe
Wolf Kahler ... Felipe Arc-en-Ciel

Geoffrey Palmer ... Fallast

David Attenborough ... Documentary Narrator (voice)
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Directed by
Peter Greenaway 
 
Writing credits
Peter Greenaway (written by)

Produced by
Kees Kasander .... producer
Peter Sainsbury .... producer
 
Original Music by
Michael Nyman 
 
Cinematography by
Sacha Vierny 
 
Film Editing by
John Wilson 
 
Casting by
Sharon Howard-Field 
 
Production Design by
Ben van Os 
Jan Roelfs 
 
Costume Design by
Patricia Lim 
 
Makeup Department
Sara Meerman .... makeup artist
Yvonne Minderman .... hair stylist
Nicole Mora .... makeup artist
Floris Schuller .... special makeup effects artist
 
Production Management
Denis Wigman .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marietta De Vries .... second assistant director
Gerrit Martijn .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
John Gerritsen .... set constructor
Lidewij Kapteijn .... set building (as Lidewij Kapteyn)
Maarten Piersma .... set constructor
Adriaan Van Der Heuvel .... set building
Wilbert Van Dorp .... set building
Constance Van Os .... set dresser
Ank Van Straalen .... flower arrangement
 
Sound Department
Tony Anscombe .... dubbing mixer
Dushko Indjic .... boom operator (as Dushko Injij)
Jo Ann Kaplan .... sound effects editor (as Joann Kaplan)
Garth Marshall .... sound recordist
Peter Maxwell .... sound re-recording mixer
C. Ware .... sound editor
Matthew Whiteman .... dialogue editor
Steve Hancock .... sound camera operator (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Tony Willis .... effects cameraman (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Luke Cardiff .... additional photography assistant
David Claessen .... camera operator
Mike Coles .... additional photographer
Agnès Godard .... focus puller
Francoise Gonin .... lighting assistant
Nico Komen .... best boy
Hayo Piebenga .... still photographer
Steve Pyke .... still photographer
Chris Renson .... clapper loader
Jean-Louis Sonzogni .... apprentice camera operator
Pierre Speyer .... grip
Pit Stenut .... gaffer
Benoît Theunissen .... grip
Rene van De Eijk .... lighting assistant
Michel Verloed .... grip
Richard Weber .... lighting assistant
 
Casting Department
Emma Style .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dien van Straalen .... wardrobe
Joke Visser .... tailor
 
Editorial Department
Milfid Ellis .... second assistant editor
Joe Frost .... first assistant editor
 
Music Department
Alexander Balanescu .... musician: violin
Arno Bons .... musician
Gerard Bouwhis .... musician
Bas Dekker .... musician
Pieter Gouderjaan .... musician
Rob Hageman .... musician
John Helstone .... musician
Jan Jansen .... musician
Sofia Kiss .... musician
Henk Leether .... musician
Sarah Leonard .... musician: singer
Beverly Lund .... musician
Michael Nyman .... musician: harpsichord
Gerrit Oloeman .... musician
Elisabeth Perry .... musician: violin
Jelle Schouten .... musician
Jorn Shroeder .... musician
Peter Stan .... musician
Win Steinman .... musician
Leo Van Oostron .... musician
Marien Van Staalen .... musician
Adri Van Velson .... musician
Peter Veenhuizen .... musician
Lene Te Voortwis .... musician
Frans Vreugdenhil .... musician
Gerbrand Westveen .... musician
 
Transportation Department
Ron van de Woude .... production driver
Peter Verzendaal .... production driver
 
Other crew
Hans De Graaf .... caterer
Walter Donohue .... story editor
Evelien Jansen .... production assistant
Vera Langley .... chaperone
Muicke Leewenberg .... location manager
Stephen Masters .... titles designer
Ines Meeusen .... production secretary
Johan Ommering .... runner
Paul Oomen .... runner
Roger Phillips .... title designer
Els Rastelli .... continuity
Luke Redgrave .... production assistant
Lin Simenon .... chaperone
Karin Spiegel .... production coordinator
Catherine Van Beuzekom .... caterer
Sofie Van Wel .... assistant location manager
 

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Additional Details

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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
115 min
Country:
UK | Netherlands
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | Spain:T | Germany:12 | USA:Not Rated
Filming Locations:
Rotterdam Zoo, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Company:
British Film Institute (BFI)See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Early in the movie, we are shown a front-page newspaper article about the deaths of the protagonists' wives. This front page also contains sidebar articles detailing events from two of director Peter Greenaway's subsequent films, The Belly of an Architect (1987) (the article headlined "Architect Dies") and Drowning by Numbers (1988) (the article headlined "A Hot Bath Heart Attack").See more »
Quotes:
Alba Bewick:In the land of the legless the one-legged woman is queen.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Peter Greenaway in Indianapolis (1997) (V)See more »
Soundtrack:
An Elephant Never ForgetsSee more »

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Greenaway at his finest, 28 January 2010
Author: snidgeskin from United Kingdom

Greenaway at his finest, pretentious to some viewers, his film on grief and decay stayed with me for many weeks and the final flash photography with snails was a triumph.

Nyman created some wonderful pieces though neither artist quite surpasses their work on The Draughtmans contract in my humble opinion (I've yet to see The Falls), though still visually stunning this remains a sometimes darkly comic but ultimately unsettling piece - highly recommended.

I am usually eager to see Greenaway films again and again and this is no exception, but it is "talking to me" from it's first viewing 6 months hence. When my mind is finally starved of this feast and I am ready for a new perspective on it I will sit down and indulge in it again.

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