Drowning by Numbers
Three Women And A Coroner.
1988 · 1h 59m · R
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Directed by
Peter Greenaway
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Drowning by Numbers
Overview
Cissie Colpitts drowns her cheating husband and, in the ensuing cover-up, enlists the help of lonely coroner Henry Madgett, an old friend with a longstanding weakness for her charms. But when Cissie's daughter and granddaughter—both also named Cissie Colpitts—decide to resort to the same methods for solving conflicts with their own frustrating husbands, the women and their repeated appeals for help begin to wear on Madgett's conscience.
Director and cast
- Peter Greenaway Director
- Joan Plowright as Cissie Colpitts
- Juliet Stevenson as Cissie Colpitts (Daughter)
- Joely Richardson as Cissie Colpitts (Granddaughter)
- Bernard Hill as Henry Madgett
- Jason Edwards as Smut
- Bryan Pringle as Jake
- Trevor Cooper as Hardy
- David Morrissey as Bellamy
- John Rogan as Gregory
- Paul Mooney as Teigan
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