A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 55min
- Comedy, Drama
- 25 May 1990 (USA)
- Movie
Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.
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Andréa Ferréol | ... |
Alba Bewick
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Brian Deacon | ... |
Oswald Deuce
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Eric Deacon | ... |
Oliver Deuce
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Frances Barber | ... |
Venus de Milo
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Joss Ackland | ... |
Van Hoyten
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Jim Davidson | ... |
Joshua Plate
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Agnès Brulet | ... |
Beta Bewick
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Guusje van Tilborgh | ... |
Caterina Bolnes
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Gerard Thoolen | ... |
Van Meegeren
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Ken Campbell | ... |
Stephen Pipe
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Wolf Kahler | ... |
Felipe Arc-en-Ciel
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Geoffrey Palmer | ... |
Fallast
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David Attenborough | ... |
Self - Documentary Narrator (voice)
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Directed by
Peter Greenaway |
Written by
Peter Greenaway | ... | (written by) |
Walter Donohue | ... | (story editor) |
Produced by
Kees Kasander | ... | producer |
Peter Sainsbury | ... | producer |
Music by
Michael Nyman |
Cinematography by
Sacha Vierny |
Editing by
John Wilson |
Editorial Department
Milfid Ellis | ... | second assistant editor |
Joe Frost | ... | first assistant editor |
Casting By
Sharon Howard-Field |
Production Design by
Ben van Os | ||
Jan Roelfs |
Costume Design by
Patricia Lim | ||
Dien van Straalen |
Makeup Department
Sara Meerman | ... | hair and make up designer |
Yvonne Minderman | ... | hair stylist |
Nicole Mora | ... | makeup artist |
Floris Schuller | ... | special makeup effects artist |
Production Management
Denis Wigman | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marietta De Vries | ... | second assistant director |
Gerrit Martijn | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
John Gerritsen | ... | set constructor |
Lidewij Kapteijn | ... | set building (as Lidewij Kapteyn) |
Maarten Piersma | ... | set constructor |
Adriaan Van Der Heuvel | ... | set building |
Wilbert Van Dorp | ... | set building |
Constance Van Os | ... | set dresser |
Ank Van Straalen | ... | flower arrangement |
Sound Department
Tony Anscombe | ... | dubbing mixer |
Dushko Indjic | ... | boom operator (as Dushko Injij) |
Jo Ann Kaplan | ... | sound effects editor (as Joann Kaplan) |
Garth Marshall | ... | sound recordist |
Peter Maxwell | ... | re-recording mixer |
C. Ware | ... | sound editor |
Matthew Whiteman | ... | dialogue editor |
Steve Hancock | ... | sound camera operator (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Tony Willis | ... | effects cameraman (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Luke Cardiff | ... | additional photography assistant |
David Claessen | ... | camera operator |
Mike Coles | ... | additional photographer |
Agnès Godard | ... | focus puller |
Francoise Gonin | ... | lighting assistant |
Nico Komen | ... | best boy |
Hayo Piebenga | ... | still photographer |
Steve Pyke | ... | still photographer |
Chris Renson | ... | clapper loader |
Jean-Louis Sonzogni | ... | apprentice camera operator |
Pierre Speyer | ... | grip |
Pit Stenut | ... | gaffer |
Benoît Theunissen | ... | grip |
Rene van De Eijk | ... | lighting assistant |
Michel Verloed | ... | grip |
Richard Weber | ... | lighting assistant |
Casting Department
Emma Style | ... | casting assistant |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dien van Straalen | ... | wardrobe |
Joke Visser | ... | tailor |
Location Management
Muicke Leewenberg | ... | location manager |
Sofie Van Wel | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
Alexander Balanescu | ... | musician: violin |
Arno Bons | ... | musician |
Gerard Bouwhuis | ... | musician (as Gerard Bouwhis) |
Bas Dekker | ... | musician |
Pieter Gouderjaan | ... | musician |
Rob Hageman | ... | musician |
John Helstone | ... | musician |
Jan Jansen | ... | musician |
Sofia Kiss | ... | musician |
Henk Leether | ... | musician |
Sarah Leonard | ... | musician: singer |
Beverly Lund | ... | musician |
Michael Nyman | ... | musician: harpsichord |
Gerrit Oloeman | ... | musician |
Elisabeth Perry | ... | musician: violin |
Jelle Schouten | ... | musician |
Jorn Shroeder | ... | musician |
Peter Stan | ... | musician |
Win Steinman | ... | musician |
Leo Van Oostron | ... | musician |
Marien Van Staalen | ... | musician |
Adri Van Velson | ... | musician |
Peter Veenhuizen | ... | musician |
Lene Te Voortwis | ... | musician |
Frans Vreugdenhil | ... | musician |
Gerbrand Westveen | ... | musician |
Script and Continuity Department
Els Rastelli | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
Ron van de Woude | ... | production driver |
Peter Verzendaal | ... | production driver |
Additional Crew
Hans De Graaf | ... | caterer |
Evelien Jansen | ... | production assistant |
Vera Langley | ... | chaperone |
Stephen Masters | ... | titles designer |
Ines Meeusen | ... | production secretary |
Johan Ommering | ... | runner |
Paul Oomen | ... | runner |
Roger Phillips | ... | title designer |
Luke Redgrave | ... | production assistant |
Lin Simenon | ... | chaperone |
Karin Spiegel | ... | production coordinator |
Catherine Van Beuzekom | ... | caterer |
Production Companies
- British Film Institute (BFI)
- Allarts Enterprises
- Artificial Eye
- Film Four International
- Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO)
Distributors
- Artificial Eye (1985) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- British Film Institute (BFI) (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (digital remaster version)
- Cine Saison (1987) (Japan) (theatrical) (censored)
- Euro Space (1987) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Hoyts Distribution (1986) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Ronin Films (1986) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Skouras Pictures (1990) (United States) (theatrical)
- Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet (1986) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- BFI Video (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Canal+ (1988) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Culture Publishers (CP) (1988) (Japan) (VHS)
- Dolmen Home Video (2004) (Italy) (DVD)
- Dolmen Home Video (2006) (Italy) (DVD) (boxed set)
- Fox/Lorber Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Kinokuniya (2005) (Japan) (DVD) (digital remaster version)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Pacific Arts Video (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Palace Video (1986) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1987) (Australia) (VHS)
- Sony Video Software International (1988) (Japan) (video) (laserdisc)
- Top Tape (Brazil) (video)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (Argentina) (video)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
- Versátil Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
- Wellspring Media (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Zeitgeist Films (2007) (United States)
- Zeitgeist Video (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Zima Entertainment (2012) (Mexico) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Ecco Film Catering (catering)
- Survival Anglia (natural history photography)
- David Speards (time-lapse photography)
- Frameline Productions (titles)
- G.S.E. (opticals)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Identical twins Oliver and Oswald Deuce lose their wives in a car crash caused by a white swan. The brothers, who are zoologists, become obsessed with the death and decay of animals. They both have a relationship with Alba, the driver of the crashed car, who loses first one leg then the other.
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Did You Know?
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". See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story (2003). See more » |
Soundtracks | The Teddy Bear's Picnic See more » |
Quotes |
Alba Bewick:
In the land of the legless the one-legged woman is queen. See more » |