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Drowning by Numbers

(1988)

September 10, 1988 1h 59m
70%
TMDB Score

Overview

Cissie Colpitts drowns her cheating husband and, in the ensuing cover-up, enlists the help of lonely coroner Henry Madgett, an old friend with a longstanding weakness for her charms. But when Cissie's daughter and granddaughter—both also named Cissie Colpitts—decide to resort to the same methods for solving conflicts with their own frustrating husbands, the women and their repeated appeals for help begin to wear on Madgett's conscience.

Peter Greenaway

Director

Top Billed Cast

JP

Joan Plowright

Cissie Colpitts

JS

Juliet Stevenson

Cissie Colpitts (Daughter)

JR

Joely Richardson

Cissie Colpitts (Granddaughter)

BH

Bernard Hill

Henry Madgett

JE

Jason Edwards

Smut

BP

Bryan Pringle

Jake

TC

Trevor Cooper

Hardy

DM

David Morrissey

Bellamy

JR

John Rogan

Gregory

PM

Paul Mooney

Teigan

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