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Drowning by Numbers (1988)

R 118 min  -  Comedy | Crime | Drama  -   June 1991 (USA)
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Tired of her husband's philanderous ways, the mother of two daughters drowns her husband. With the reluctant help of the local coroner... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Greenaway
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joan Plowright ...
Juliet Stevenson ...
Joely Richardson ...
Bernard Hill ...
Madgett
Jason Edwards Jason Edwards ...
Smut
Bryan Pringle Bryan Pringle ...
Jake
Trevor Cooper Trevor Cooper ...
Hardy
David Morrissey ...
Bellamy
John Rogan John Rogan ...
Gregory
Paul Mooney Paul Mooney ...
Teigan
Jane Gurnett Jane Gurnett ...
Nancy
Kenny Ireland Kenny Ireland ...
Jonah Bognor
Michael Percival Michael Percival ...
Moses Bognor
Joanna Dickens Joanna Dickens ...
Mrs. Hardy
Janine Duvitski Janine Duvitski ...
Marina Bellamy
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Storyline

Tired of her husband's philanderous ways, the mother of two daughters drowns her husband. With the reluctant help of the local coroner, the murder is obscured. Her daughters are having similar problems with relationships, and tend to follow their mother's example, and the coroner becomes reluctantly duplicitous. As the plot progresses, visual and spoken numbers appear in the scenes, counting from one to 100. Written by Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Coroner | Murder | Number | Generation | Game  | See more »

Taglines:

The great death game.

Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for numerous scenes of nudity and sensuality See all certifications »
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Country:

UK | Netherlands

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Conspiración de mujeres See more »

Filming Locations:

Suffolk, England, UK

Box Office

Gross:

$424,773 (USA)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

The license number plate on Madgett's car is NID-26 B/W, same as the crashed car in the beginning of A Zed & Two Noughts. See more »

Quotes

Cissie Colpitts 1: The flies are settling on him.
Madgett: Well, shoo them off. Use a newspaper.
Cissie Colpitts 1: Madgett, I'm in need of legal aid, not a flyswatter.
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Connections

References A Zed & Two Noughts (1986) See more »

Soundtracks

"2nd Movement of Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra K354"
Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (as Mozart)
Performed by Alexander Balanescu (violin) and Jonathan Carney (viola) See more »