UK / Netherlands,
1985, 115 min
Directed by:
Peter GreenawayScreenplay:
Peter GreenawayCinematography:
Sacha ViernyComposer:
Michael NymanCast:
Brian Deacon, Andréa Ferréol, Eric Deacon, Frances Barber, Joss Ackland, Ken Campbell, Geoffrey Palmer, David Attenborough (narrator), Wolf Kahler (more)Plots(1)
A car collides with a swan outside Rotterdam Zoo. Two women passengers die and the driver, Alma, has to have her leg amputated. Obsessed with the accident, the husbands of the dead women – twins at that – embark on a strange affair with Alma. (MUBI)
Cast
![Brian Deacon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/407/158407023_7a1c68.jpg)
Brian Deacon
UK
Best movies:
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
The Triple Echo (1972)
Jesus (1979)
![Andréa Ferréol](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/736/163736476_fdaedb.jpg)
Andréa Ferréol
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
The Tin Drum (1979)
Eric Deacon
UK
Best movies:
Prime Suspect 3 (1993) (TV movie)
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
Let's Get Those English Girls (1976)
![Frances Barber](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/829/157829328_a03851.jpg)
Frances Barber
UK
Best movies:
King Lear (2008) (TV movie)
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
![Joss Ackland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/037/165037480_961244.jpg)
Joss Ackland
UK
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
![Ken Campbell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/379/161379284_22fb11.jpg)
Ken Campbell
UK
Best movies:
The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979) (theatrical recording)
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
![Geoffrey Palmer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/099/162099081_b1ad43.jpg)
Geoffrey Palmer
UK
Best movies:
Cathy Come Home (1966) (TV movie)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
![David Attenborough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/119/163119095_345655.jpg)
David Attenborough (narrator)
UK
Best movies:
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985) - narrator
The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee (2022) (concert)
![Wolf Kahler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/442/161442308_dba7dd.jpg)
Wolf Kahler
German Empire
Best movies:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
The Remains of the Day (1993)
Guusje van Tilborgh
Belgium
Best movies:
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
A Perfect Match (2007)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Gerard Thoolen
Netherlands
Best movies:
Prospero's Books (1991)
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
The Illusionist (1984)