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Tristram Shandy ()

A Cock and Bull Story (original title)
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Director Michael Winterbottom (Northam) attempts to shoot the adaptation of Laurence Sterne's essentially unfilmable novel, "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman."

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Cast

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Tristram Shandy / Walter Shandy / Steve Coogan
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Capt. Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon
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Elizabeth / Keeley Hawes
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Susannah
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Trim
Conal Murphy ...
Young Tristram Shandy - Age 6
Joe Williams ...
Young Tristram Shandy - Age 9
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Obadiah
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London Doctor
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Midwife
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Dr. Slop
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Surgeon
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Parson
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Mark
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Ed
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Jennie
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Make-up Assistant
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Jenny
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Leo
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Debbie
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Ingoldsby
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Sandy
Tony Wilson ...
TV Interviewer (as Anthony H. Wilson)
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Tony's Director
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Gary
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Adrian
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Lindsey
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Simon
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Joe
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Anita
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Greg
Paul Rider ...
Prop Guy
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Patrick Curator / Parson Yorick
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Joanna
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Widow Wadman
Stephen Rodrick ...
New York Times Reporter
Stuart Wilson ...
Sound Mixer
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Rachel
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Byron Broadbent ...
Alexsis
Damon Caliendo ...
Fire Dancer
Andy Callaghan ...
Playing Film Crew
Richard Tree ...
Redcoat Officer
Peter Bach ...
Visual Effects Supervisor (uncredited)
Charlie Bluett ...
Womb effects technician (uncredited)
James Randle ...
Hotel Reception Manager (uncredited)
Kay Richardson ...
Barman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Michael Winterbottom

Written by

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Laurence Sterne ... (novel "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy")
 
Frank Cottrell Boyce ... (screenplay) (as Martin Hardy)

Produced by

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Jeff Abberley ... executive producer
Julia Blackman ... executive producer
Wendy Brazington ... co-producer
Andrew Eaton ... producer
Henry Normal ... executive producer
Kate Ogborn ... executive producer
Anita Overland ... co-producer
Tracey Scoffield ... executive producer
David M. Thompson ... executive producer

Music by

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Edward Nogria
Edward Nogria ... original music composer

Cinematography by

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Marcel Zyskind

Editing by

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Peter Christelis

Editorial Department

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Ian Buchan ... assistant editor
Scott Hinchcliffe ... on-line editor: Pepper Post Production Ltd.
Jet Omoshebi ... digital colorist: Pepper Post Production Ltd.
Shane Warden ... on-line editor: Pepper Post Production Ltd.
Simon Giblin ... on-line editor (uncredited)
Steve Lemley ... color timer (uncredited)

Casting By

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Wendy Brazington

Production Design by

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John Paul Kelly

Art Direction by

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Emma MacDevitt

Set Decoration by

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Jackie Yau ... (Set Decorator/production buyer)

Costume Design by

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Charlotte Walter

Makeup Department

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Nathaniel De'Lineadeus ... dental effects designer
Deborah Jarvis ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Claire Keelan ... hair stylist / makeup
Marese Langan ... chief hair designer / chief makeup designer
Chris Lyons ... special effects teeth

Production Management

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Layla Blackman ... post-production supervisor (as Layla Evans)
Jethro Harris ... post-production manager
Cass Marks ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Josh Hyams ... third assistant director
Jessica Laws ... second assistant director (as Jessica Hurles)
Barrie McCulloch ... first assistant director
Lucy Thomas ... additional third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Mark Billingham ... dressing props
Byron Broadbent ... stand-by art director
Dan Carling ... art department trainee: East Midlands (as Daniel Carling)
Justin Chappell ... carpenter
Shay Leonard ... property master
Andrew Palmer ... art department assistant
Luke Stevens ... art department trainee: Norfolk
Jackie Yau ... prop buyer
Rob Anderson ... construction coordinator (uncredited)
Luke Daniels ... model constructor (uncredited)
Cara Higgins ... model constructor (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Tim Alban ... foley recordist
Mark Appleby ... assistant dubbing mixer (as Mark Apply)
Orin Beaton ... boom operator
James Bennett ... adr recordist
Richard Davey ... dubbing mixer
James Hamilton ... foley artist
Vincent Hazard ... sound effects editor
Richard Kondal ... dialogue editor
Mitch Low ... boom operator (as Mitchell Low)
Rowan October ... sound trainee
Jonathan Rimas ... adr mixer
Joakim Sundström ... supervising sound editor
Jessie Taylor ... assistant dubbing mixer
Stuart Wilson ... sound
Jamie Roden ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Ted Swanscott ... adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Doug McCarthy ... senior special effects technician
Jon Moore ... special effects prosthetic technician
Charlie Bluett ... special effects prosthetics (uncredited)
Jo Grover ... special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Peter Bach ... head of film: Clear Films
Melissa Butler Adams ... compositor: Clear Films
Chris Eborn ... Shake engineer: Clear Films
James D. Etherington ... compositor: Clear Films (as Jim Etherington)
Adam Gascoyne ... lead compositor: Clear Films (as Adam Gasgcoine)
Laura Ricketts ... line producer: Clear Films
David J. Zimmerman ... data operator: Clear Films (as David Zimmerman)
Simon Hughes ... digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Daniel Naprous ... stunt double: Obadiah
Gerard Naprous ... stunt coordinator
Andreas Petrides ... stunt coordinator
Tom Struthers ... stunt double: Dr. Slop

Camera and Electrical Department

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Johnny Colley ... gaffer (as John Colley)
Derek Docherty ... rigger
Kevin Edwards ... camera trainee
Henry Landgrebe ... second assistant camera
John Law ... rigger
Pim Tjujerman ... first assistant camera
Amelia Troubridge ... still photographer
Mat Wilson ... best boy (as Matt Wilson)
Marcel Zyskind ... director of photography

Casting Department

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Ruth Breslaw ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Paula Casarin ... costume continuity
Richard Cooke ... assistant costume designer
Kate Eden ... wardrobe supervisor
Shane Kingdon ... costume assistant
Georgina Painter ... wardrobe assistant
Gilli Thompson ... period costume dyer
Sabrina Vickery ... wardrobe assistant
Hannah Walter ... costume assistant

Location Management

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Gilly Case ... location manager: Norfolk
Michael Harm ... additional location manager
Melissa Parmenter ... location manager: East Midlands
Molly Tudhope ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Christopher Barnett ... composer: additional music
Michael Nyman ... music arranger: Handel Sarabande
Leonard Rosenman ... music arranger: "Lilburlero" from "Barry Lyndon"

Transportation Department

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Graham Farmer ... driver: East Midlands & Norfolk
Bob Hawkins ... driver: East Midlands & Norfolk
Chris Johnson ... driver: East Midlands & Norfolk
Alan Lewandowski ... driver: wardrobe truck (as Alan Lewandlyski)
George Martin ... driver: make-up truck
John Oxborough ... driver: East Midlands & Norfolk
Linton 'Bullet' Small ... driver: wardrobe truck
Bren Tierney ... driver coordinator
Bernie Walsh ... driver: East Midlands & Norfolk
Frank Wisbey ... driver: East Midlands & Norfolk

Additional Crew

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Chris Andrews ... security officer
Isabel Begg ... head of business and legal affairs: BBC Films
Sarah Best ... production and finance coordinator: BBC Films
Izzy Bolling ... set runner: Norfolk
Emma Brazier ... assistant accountant
Fran Budd ... production secretary
Francesca Budd ... production secretary
Darren Capper ... rushes runner
Nicole Carmen-Davis ... production executive: Scion Films
Rachel Clark ... set runner: East Midlands
Owen Davies ... set runner: East Midlands
Megan Davis ... head of business and legal affairs: Scion Films
Dell Gakhal ... chef
Kidj Gakhal ... catering assistant
Helen Giles ... legal and business affairs executive: BBC Films
Robert Gomdez ... catering assistant
Alix Graham ... assistant production coordinator
David Groom ... floor runner
Michael Groom ... floor runner
Hilary Grove ... production runner: Norfolk
Nicola Graydon Harris ... publicist (as Nicola Graydon)
Susy Liddell ... head of production: BBC Films
Fiona McGuire ... head of production: Revolution Films
Stephen Nex ... production assistant: Revolution Films
Melissa Parmenter ... assistant: Michael Winterbottom and Andrew Eaton
Bev Reid ... production secretary: Scion Films
Joanne Sennitt ... production accountant: Scion Films
Camille Sims ... set runner: Norfolk
Maxine Stanley ... post-production accountant
Trevor Stanley ... production accountant
Laura Tatton ... production assistant: Scion Films
Ben Thomas ... business and legal affairs: Scion Films
Nick Warren ... rushes runner
Johanna Wartio McEvoy ... production assistant
Sam Williams ... security officer
Sally Wright ... production runner: East Midlands
Pauline Burt ... risk manager (uncredited)
Heather Mansfield ... risk manager (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Two actors, as their make up is applied, talk about the size of their parts. Then into the film: Laurence Sterne's unfilmable novel, Tristram Shandy, a fictive autobiography wherein the narrator, interrupted constantly, takes the entire story to be born. The film tracks between "Shandy" and behind the scenes. Size matters: parts, egos, shoes, noses. The lead's girlfriend, with their infant son, is up from London for the night, wanting sex; interruptions are constant. Scenes are shot, re-shot, and discarded. The purpose of the project is elusive. Fathers and sons; men and women; cocks and bulls. Life is amorphous, too full and too rich to be captured in one narrative. Written by

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Taglines Because everyone loves an accurate period piece. See more »
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Additional Details

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Also Known As
  • Tristram Shandy (United Kingdom)
  • Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (United States)
  • Tristram Shandy (United States)
  • Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (Canada, English title)
  • Tournage dans un jardin anglais (France)
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Runtime
  • 94 min
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Box Office

Budget GBP2,800,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United Kingdom GBP332,582, 22 Jan 2006

Did You Know?

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Trivia The credited writer Martin Hardy is actually a pseudonym for the writer Frank Cottrell Boyce, who had his name taken off the film after a falling-out with longtime collaborator Michael Winterbottom. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Michael Winterbottom (2005). See more »
Soundtracks Chasing Sheep is Best Left to Shepherds See more »
Crazy Credits Opening credits have (intentional) spacing issues, and mismatched fonts. See more »
Quotes Rob Brydon: The thing is, I can't act...
Steve Coogan: I know that.
Rob Brydon: ...with Gillian Anderson. I have a sexual thing for Gillian Anderson.
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