The Wisdom of Crocodiles
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| Directed by | Po-Chih Leong |
| Produced by | Carolyn Choa David Lascelles |
| Written by | Paul Hoffman |
| Starring | Jude Law Elina Löwensohn Timothy Spall Jack Davenport Colin Salmon |
| Music by | |
| Cinematography | Oliver Curtis |
| Editing by | Robin Sales |
| Distributed by | Asmik Ace, Entertainment Film Distributors (UK), Miramax Films (USA) |
| Release date(s) | November 27, 1998 (UK) |
| Running time | 98 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
The Wisdom of Crocodiles (also released as Immortality) is a 1998 romantic thriller by Po-Chih Leong starring Jude Law. It is based on the book of the same name by Paul Hoffman.
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[edit] Cast
Jude Law - Steven Grlscz
Elina Löwensohn - Anne Levels
Timothy Spall - Inspector Healey
Jack Davenport - Sergeant Roche
Colin Salmon - Martin
Hitler Wong - Noodles Chan
Kerry Fox - Maria Vaughan
Stuart Bowman - Car Crash Mechanic
C.J. December - Car Crash Mechanic
Anastasia Hille - Karen
Nicholas Lamont - Toll Bridge Attendant (as Nick Lamont)
Joseph O'Conor - Mr. Nancarrow
Ashley Artus - Gang Leader
Tom Wu - Gang Member
Hon Ping Tang - Gang Member
Antony Cotton - Gang Member
Richard Mylan - Gang Member
Carlton Headley - Gang Member
Neran Persaud - Gang Member
Julia Davies - Girl in Operating Theatre
Rupert Farley - Priest
Diane Howse - Mrs. Healey
Cliff Parisi - Labourer
Vincent Keane - Injured Workman
Carlton Jarvis - Physician (uncredited)
[edit] Reception
Rotten Tomatoes gave it a total score of 47%[1] and MetaCritic gave it 58/100.[2]
"... this cool, handsome thriller proceeds with an elliptical elegance." wrote Richard Corliss, of Time magazine.[3]
The film won the 1999 Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film. Upon the film's US DVD release in 2000, it was renamed Immortality.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ MetaCritic
- ^ Richard Corliss, The Wisdom of Crocodiles, Time magazine, July 09, 2000
- ^ The Wisdom of Crocodiles at IMDB
[edit] External links
- The Wisdom of Crocodiles at IMDB
- The Wisdom of Crocodiles at Allmovie
- The Wisdom of Crocodiles N.Y. Times, Review summary by Elvis Mitchell
- The Wisdom of Crocodiles at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Wisdom of Crocodiles at Box Office Mojo
- The Wisdom of Crocodiles at AllRovi
- The Wisdom of Crocodiles at MetaCritic
- Immortality at netflix.com
- The Wisdom of Crocodiles, trailer at IMDB
