The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
Lust...Murder...Dessert. Bon Appetit!
124 min
When churlish mobster Albert Spica acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there nightly, effectively scaring off the clientele with his bad manners. His wife, Georgina, is especially disgusted by him, and soon begins an affair with regular guest Michael. Despite their best efforts to keep it secret, Spica learns about their trysts, and he plots a terrible revenge.
- Release date
- September 11, 1989
- Country of origin
- France, United Kingdom
- Music
- Michael Nyman
- Budget
- $2,300,000
- Box office
- $7,724,701
Where to watch
Rent
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Trailer
Soundtrack
- Memorialinstrumental12:07
- Miserere Paraphraseinstrumental5:44
- Book Depositoryinstrumental5:42
- Couplinginstrumental5:17
- Miserereinstrumental11:34
Cast
- Michael Gambon as Albert
- Richard Bohringer as Richard Borst
- Helen Mirren as Georgina
- Alan Howard as Michael
- Tim Roth as Mitchel
- Ciarán Hinds as Cory
- Liz Smith as Grace
- Gary Olsen as Spangler
- Ewan Stewart as Harris
- Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Turpin
- Ian Dury as Terry Fitch
- Diane Langton as May Fitch
- Prudence Oliver as Corelle Fitch
- Ron Cook as Mews
- Janet Henfrey as Alice
- Willie Ross as Roy
- Roger Lloyd Pack as Geoff
- Alex Kingston as Adele
- Bob Goody as Starkie
- Tony Alleff as Troy
- Ian Sears as Phillipe
Crew
- Peter Greenaway · Director
- Peter Greenaway · Writer
- Kees Kasander · Producer
- Michael Nyman · Composer
- Sacha Vierny · Cinematographer
- John Wilson · Editor
- Sharon Howard-Field · Casting director
- Ben van Os · Production designer
- Jan Roelfs · Production designer