A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
Overview
Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars with actor Rob Brydon, who is playing Uncle Toby and believes his role to be of equal importance to Coogan's.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,931,707.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.872 |
Directed By
Michael Winterbottom
Crew
Michael Winterbottom
Andrew Eaton
Edward Nogria
Marcel Zyskind
Peter Christelis
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Laurence Sterne
Martin Hardy
Claire Keelan
John Paul Kelly
Emma MacDevitt
Jackie Yau
Charlotte Walter
Nathaniel De'Lineadeus
Chris Lyons
Deborah Jarvis
Wendy Brazington
Anita Overland
Jeff Abberley
David M. Thompson
Julia Blackman
Henry Normal
Kate Ogborn
Tracey Scoffield
Wendy Brazington
Tim Alban
TOP CAST
Steve Coogan
Tristram Shandy / Walter Shandy / Steve Coogan
Rob Brydon
Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon
Keeley Hawes
Elizabeth Shandy / Keeley Hawes
Shirley Henderson
Susannah / Shirley Henderson
Raymond Waring
Trim
Conal Murphy
Six-Year-Old Tristam
Joe Williams
Nine-Year-Old Tristam
Paul Kynman
Obadiah
Mark Tandy
London Doctor
Dylan Moran
Dr. Slop
Jack Shepherd
Surgeon
David Walliams
Parson
Jeremy Northam
Mark
Naomie Harris
Jennie
Claire Keelan
Make-Up Assistant
Kelly Macdonald
Jenny
Mark Hadfield
Leo
Elizabeth Berrington
Debbie
Mark Williams
Ingoldsby
Jenny Ogilvie
Sandy
Tony Wilson
Tony Wilson
Justine Mitchell
Tony's Director
Kieran O'Brien
Gary
Roger Allam
Adrian
Ashley Jensen
Lindsey
James Fleet
Simon
Ian Hart
Joe
Ronni Ancona
Anita
Greg Wise
Greg
Paul Rider
Prop Guy
Stephen Fry
Patrick Curator / Parson Yorick
Sara Stewart
Joanna
Gillian Anderson
Widow Wadman / Gillian Anderson
Stephen Rodrick
New York Times Reporter
Rosie Cavaliero
Rachel
Damon Caliendo
Fire Dancer
Andy Callaghan
Playing Film Crew
Richard Tree
Redcoat Officer
Mary Healey
Midwife
Stuart Wilson
Sound Mixer
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