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Turtle Diary

 1985
 97 minutes (1 hrs 37 mins)
Turtle Diary
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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
Strangers in Paradise: The Radical Loneliness of Turtle Diary  Little White Lies Tue, 16th December 2025

JOHN IRVIN  filmreviewdaily.com Wed, 12th August 2026

Turtle Diary (1985)  IMDb Wed, 19th November 2025

Turtle Diary movie review & film summary  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

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