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Turtle Diary

Turtle Diary
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1985
 97 minutes (1 hrs 37 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

John Irvin

Starring

Glenda Jackson · Ben Kingsley · Richard Johnson · Michael Gambon · Rosemary Leach · Eleanor Bron

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 14th February 1986

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 6th Dec '85
  • Debut position: 7
  • Highest position: 7
  • Debut gross: £99.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 6

Chart position history

UK box office

6 Dec, 1985
7
13 Dec, 1985
9
20 Dec, 1985
9
27 Dec, 1985
10
3 Jan, 1986
11
10 Jan, 1986
12

US box office

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £288.6 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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News from around the web
Turtle Diary (1985)  IMDb Wed, 19th November 2025

Turtle Diary movie review & film summary review:  Roger Ebert Mon, 30th October 2017

Russell Hoban: Turtle Diary; Mr Rinyo-Clacton’s Offer; The Medusa Frequency – worth rejoicing in  The Guardian Tue, 4th May 2021

SCREEN: 'TURTLE DIARY,' WITH PINTER SCREENPLAY (Published 1986)  The New York Times Fri, 14th February 1986

Turtle Diary (1986)  Blu-ray.com Sun, 16th September 2018

Tartaruga ti amerò (1985) ⭐ 6.9 | Commedia, Drammatico, Sentimentale  IMDb Tue, 19th November 2024