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A Zed & Two Noughts

  • 1985
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
8.2K
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Frances Barber in A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
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Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.

  • Director
    • Peter Greenaway
  • Writers
    • Peter Greenaway
    • Walter Donohue
  • Stars
    • Brian Deacon
    • Eric Deacon
    • Andréa Ferréol
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    8.2K
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    • Director
      • Peter Greenaway
    • Writers
      • Peter Greenaway
      • Walter Donohue
    • Stars
      • Brian Deacon
      • Eric Deacon
      • Andréa Ferréol
    • 45User reviews
    • 54Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Brian Deacon
    Brian Deacon
    • Oswald Deuce
    Eric Deacon
    Eric Deacon
    • Oliver Deuce
    Andréa Ferréol
    Andréa Ferréol
    • Alba Bewick
    Frances Barber
    Frances Barber
    • Venus de Milo
    Joss Ackland
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    • Van Hoyten
    Jim Davidson
    • Joshua Plate
    Agnès Brulet
    • Beta Bewick
    Guusje van Tilborgh
    • Caterina Bolnes
    Gerard Thoolen
    Gerard Thoolen
    • Van Meegeren
    Ken Campbell
    • Stephen Pipe
    Wolf Kahler
    Wolf Kahler
    • Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
    Geoffrey Palmer
    Geoffrey Palmer
    • Fallast
    David Attenborough
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    • Self - Documentary Narrator
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    • Director
      • Peter Greenaway
    • Writers
      • Peter Greenaway
      • Walter Donohue
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    • Trivia
      This film was Peter Greenaway's first collaboration with cinematographer Sacha Vierny, who went on to shoot virtually all of Greenaway's work in the 1980s and 1990s, until Vierny's death in 2001. Greenaway referred to Vierny as his "most important collaborator".
    • Quotes
      • Alba Bewick: In the land of the legless the one-legged woman is queen.
    • Connections
      Featured in Peter Greenaway: A Documentary (1992)
    • Soundtracks
      The Teddy Bears' Picnic
      Music by John W. Bratton
      Lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy
      Performed by The BBC Dance Orchestra
      Directed by Henry Hall
      Courtesy of EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD and EMI RECORDS LTD
      Also sung by Venus De Milo (Frances Barber)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 25, 1990 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Netherlands
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • A Zed and Two Noughts
    • Filming locations
      • Rotterdam Zoo, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
    • Production companies
      • British Film Institute (BFI)
      • Allarts Enterprises
      • Artificial Eye
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 55m(115 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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