The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover poster

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover( 1989)

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Lust...Murder...Dessert. Bon Appetit!

Overview

The wife of an abusive criminal finds solace in the arms of a kind regular guest in her husband's restaurant.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Richard Bohringer

      Richard Boarst

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      Michael Gambon

      Albert Spica

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      Helen Mirren

      Georgina Spica

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      Alan Howard

      Michael

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      Tim Roth

      Mitchel

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      Ciarán Hinds

      Cory

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      Liz Smith

      Grace

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      Gary Olsen

      Spangler

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      Ewan Stewart

      Harris

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      Roger Ashton-Griffiths

      Turpin

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      Ian Dury

      Terry Fitch

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      Diane Langton

      May Fitch

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      Prudence Oliver

      Corelle Fitch

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      Ron Cook

      Mews

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      Emer Gillespie

      Patricia

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      Janet Henfrey

      Alice

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      Willie Ross

      Roy

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      Roger Lloyd Pack

      Geoff

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      Alex Kingston

      Adele

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      Bob Goody

      Starkie

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      Paul Russell

      Pup

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      Arnie Breeveld

      Eden

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      Tony Alleff

      Troy

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      Ian Sears

      Phillipe

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      Peter Rush

      Melter

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      Pauline Mayer

      Fish Girl

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      Ben Stoneham

      Meat Boy

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      Andy Wilson

      1st Diner

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      John Mullis

      2nd Diner

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      Flavia Brilli

      Cabaret Singer

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      Sophie Goodchild

      Dancer

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      Alex Fraser

      Waiter

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      Michael Clark

      Waiter

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      Gary Logan

      Waiter

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      Tim Geary

      Waiter

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      Saffron Rainey

      Waiter

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      Hywel Williams-Ellis

      Waiter

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      Michael Maguire

      Waiter

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      Patric Walters

      Kitchen Staff

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      Sue Maund

      Kitchen Staff

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      Nick Brozovic

      Kitchen Staff

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      Caroline Pagano

      Kitchen Staff

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      Keith Barrows

      Customer

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      Yolande Brener

      1st Diner's Wife

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      Irene Palko

      A Guest

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      Brenda Edwards

      Dancer

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    A review by talisencrw

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    Written by talisencrw on Mon May 02 2016
    Having previously watched Greenaway's 'Prospero's Books', basically from the same era, one definitely gets a sense of the auteur, of great visualizing prowess in the Welsh native. I adore watching Helen Mirren from ANY era, but particularly here, in between the young adulthood beauty she displayed in Michael Powell's 'Age of Consent', through the remarkably absurd and audacious 'Caligula', straight to the sophisticated and very dangerous gorgeousness displayed in 'The Comfort of Strangers'. It's great to see any dude who's mean to a beautiful woman get their comeuppance (particularly the wea...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    2300000.00

    Revenue

    7724701.00

    Keywords

    • sadism
    • sexuality
    • allegory
    • cooking
    • restaurant
    • crime boss
    • satire
    • surrealism
    • sociopath
    • murder
    • brutality
    • avant-garde
    • public humiliation
    • stray dog
    • abusive husband
    • french cuisine
    • adulterous wife
    • cannibalism
    • violence