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Turtle Diary

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Two separate people, a man and a woman, find something very stirring about the sea turtles in their tank at the London Zoo. They meet and form an odd, but sympathetic camaraderie as they plan to steal two of the turtles and free them into the ocean.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1985-12-06

Runtime: 97 mins

Director: John Irvin

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Comedy, Romance

Original title: Turtle Diary

Production Companies: CBS Theatrical Films, United British Artists (UBA), britannic, The Samuel Goldwyn Company, British Lion Films

Production Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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