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Cast & Crew

Peter Greenaway
Director
Helen Mirren
As Georgina Spica
Michael Gambon
As Albert Spica
Richard Bohringer
As Richard Boarst
Tim Roth
As Mitchel
Ciarán Hinds
As Cory
Liz Smith
As Grace

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What is The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover about? Toggle content

In this dark and twisted tale, a gangster's wife finds solace in the arms of a bookshop owner, but their affair is soon discovered by her brutal husband. The lovers must resort to extreme measures to protect themselves, including force-feeding the gangster pages from his own books. As the situation escalates, the wife is driven to madness and ultimately seeks revenge, feeding her husband a deadly meal that will leave viewers on the edge of their seats.

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What movies are similar to The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover include Pulp Fiction, A Bronx Tale, The Client, Goodfellas, Léon: The Professional, The Silence of the Lambs.

When was The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover released in theaters? Toggle content

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover was released in theaters on April 6, 1990.