The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

Synopsis

When churlish mobster Albert Spica acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there nightly, effectively scaring off the clientele with his bad manners. His wife, Georgina, is especially disgusted by him, and soon begins an affair with regular guest Michael. Despite their best efforts to keep it secret, Spica learns about their trysts, and he plots a terrible revenge.

Trailer

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Cast

Michael Gambon

Albert Spica

Richard Bohringer

Richard Boarst

Helen Mirren

Georgina Spica

Alan Howard

Michael

Tim Roth

Mitchel

Ciarán Hinds

Cory

Liz Smith

Grace

Gary Olsen

Spangler

Ewan Stewart

Harris

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Turpin

Ian Dury

Terry Fitch

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Diane Langton

May Fitch

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Prudence Oliver

Corelle Fitch

Ron Cook

Mews

Emer Gillespie

Patricia

Janet Henfrey

Alice

Willie Ross

Roy

Roger Lloyd Pack

Geoff

Alex Kingston

Adele

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Bob Goody

Starkie

Crew

Art

• Ben van Os Production Design
• Jan Roelfs Production Design

Camera

• Sacha Vierny Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Jean-Paul Gaultier Costume Design
• Sara Meerman Makeup Artist

Crew

• Sjoerd Didden Makeup Effects

Directing

• Peter Greenaway Director
• Gerrit Martijn First Assistant Director

Editing

• John Wilson Editor
• Julian Rodd First Assistant Editor

Production

• Sharon Howard-Field Casting
• Kees Kasander Producer
• Daniel Toscan du Plantier Co-Producer
• Denis Wigman Co-Producer
• Pascale Dauman Co-Producer

Sound

• Michael Nyman Original Music Composer
• Garth Marshall Sound Designer
• Nigel Heath Sound Effects
• Chris Laurence Musician
• Tom Buchanan Boom Operator

Writing

• Peter Greenaway Screenplay

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