The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

Directed by Peter Greenaway
R
1989    2h 4mDrama, Crime
7.587%88%
The wife of a barbaric crime boss engages in a secretive romance with a gentle bookseller between meals at her husband's restaurant. Food, color-coding, sex, murder, torture, and cannibalism are the exotic fare in this beautifully filmed but brutally uncompromising modern fable.

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Cast of The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

  • Richard BohringerRichard Boarst
  • Michael GambonAlbert Spica
  • Helen MirrenGeorgina Spica
  • Alan HowardMichael
  • Tim RothMitchel
  • Ciarán HindsCory
  • Liz SmithGrace
  • Gary OlsenSpangler
  • Ewan StewartHarris
  • Roger Ashton-GriffithsTurpin
  • Ian DuryTerry Fitch
  • Diane LangtonMay Fitch
  • Prudence OliverCorelle Fitch
  • Ron CookMews
  • Emer GillespiePatricia
  • Janet HenfreyAlice
  • Willie RossRoy
  • Roger Lloyd PackGeoff
  • Alex KingstonAdele
  • Bob GoodyStarkie
  • Paul RussellPup
  • Arnie BreeveldEden
  • Tony AlleffTroy
  • Ian SearsPhillipe
  • Peter RushMelter
  • Pauline MayerFish Girl
  • Ben StonehamMeat Boy
  • Andy Wilson1st Diner
  • John Mullis2nd Diner
  • Flavia BrilliCabaret Singer
  • Sophie GoodchildDancer
  • Alex FraserWaiter
  • Michael ClarkWaiter
  • Gary LoganWaiter
  • Tim GearyWaiter
  • Saffron RaineyWaiter
  • Hywel Williams-EllisWaiter
  • Michael MaguireWaiter
  • Patric WaltersKitchen Staff
  • Sue MaundKitchen Staff
  • Nick BrozovicKitchen Staff
  • Caroline PaganoKitchen Staff
  • Keith BarrowsCustomer
  • Yolande Brener1st Diner's Wife
  • Irene PalkoA Guest
  • Brenda EdwardsDancer
  • Peter GreenawayDirector / Writer
  • Kees KasanderProducer

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