A Cock and Bull Story

Name: A Cock and Bull Story
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2006-01-20
Duration: 1 h 34 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes, Shirley Henderson, Raymond Waring

IMDb ID: tt0423409 · Year: 2006 · Rating: 6.7 (13,410 votes)

Genres: Comedy

Director Michael Winterbottom (Northam) attempts to shoot the adaptation of Laurence Sterne's essentially unfilmable novel, "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman."

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story
Brazil: Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story
Canada: Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (English)
Spain: Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story
Mexico: Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story
Sweden: Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story (Festival Title)
United States: Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story
Denmark: Tristram Shandy
United Kingdom: Tristram Shandy (Working Title)
United States: Tristram Shandy
United Kingdom: A Cock and Bull Story
Japan: A Cock and Bull Story (Japanese)
Hungary: Bikatöke
Norway: Den nakne sannheten om Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
Norway: Den nakne sanninga om Tristan Shandy (TV Title)
France: Tournage dans un jardin anglais
Spain: Tristam Shandy (A cock and bull story) (Catalan)
Finland: Tristram Shandy - herrasmiehen paljastukset
Sweden: Tristram Shandy : En otrolig omöjlig historia
Canada: Tristram Shandy: Une histoire sans queue ni tête (French)
Poland: Tristram Shandy: Wielka bujda (Alternative Title)
Poland: Tristram Shandy: Wielka ściema
Greece: Τρίστραμ Σάντι: Μια ιστορία γι' αγρίους
Russia: Тристрам Шенди: История петушка и бычка
Taiwan: 甜蜜劇中劇
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull StoryContent RatingRRelease Date2006-01-20Runtime94 minutesMetascore80IMDb Popularity0User Reviews130Critic Reviews54Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishKeywordspenis
circumcision
horny woman
size
infant sonFilming LocationsBlickling Hall, Blickling, Norfolk, England, UKProduction CompaniesBBC Film
Baby Cow Productions
EM MediaIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0423409/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0423409.jpgUpdated At2025-02-10T16:07:32

Directors

Michael Winterbottom

Writers

Laurence Sterne
Frank Cottrell Boyce

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Steve Coogan | Character: Tristram Shandy, Walter Shandy, Steve Coogan
Actor: Rob Brydon | Character: Capt. Toby Shandy, Rob Brydon
Actor: Keeley Hawes | Character: Elizabeth, Keeley Hawes
Actor: Shirley Henderson | Character: Susannah
Actor: Raymond Waring | Character: Trim
Actor: Conal Murphy | Character: Young Tristram Shandy - Age 6
Actor: Joe Williams | Character: Young Tristram Shandy - Age 9
Actor: Paul Kynman | Character: Obadiah
Actor: Mark Tandy | Character: London Doctor
Actor: Mary Healey | Character: Midwife
Actor: Dylan Moran | Character: Dr. Slop
Actor: Jack Shepherd | Character: Surgeon
Actor: David Walliams | Character: Parson
Actor: Jeremy Northam | Character: Mark
Actor: Benedict Wong | Character: Ed
Actor: Naomie Harris | Character: Jennie
Actor: Claire Keelan | Character: Make-up Assistant
Actor: Kelly Macdonald | Character: Jenny
Actor: Mark Hadfield | Character: Leo
Actor: Elizabeth Berrington | Character: Debbie
Actor: Mark Williams | Character: Ingoldsby
Actor: Jenny Ogilvie | Character: Sandy
Actor: Tony Wilson | Character: TV Interviewer
Actor: Justine Mitchell | Character: Tony's Director
Actor: Kieran O'Brien | Character: Gary
Actor: Roger Allam | Character: Adrian
Actor: Ashley Jensen | Character: Lindsey
Actor: James Fleet | Character: Simon
Actor: Ian Hart | Character: Joe
Actor: Ronni Ancona | Character: Anita
Actor: Greg Wise | Character: Greg
Actor: Paul Rider | Character: Prop Guy
Actor: Stephen Fry | Character: Patrick Curator, Parson Yorick
Actor: Sara Stewart | Character: Joanna
Actor: Gillian Anderson | Character: Widow Wadman
Actor: Stephen Rodrick | Character: New York Times Reporter
Actor: Stuart Wilson | Character: Sound Mixer
Actor: Rosie Cavaliero | Character: Rachel
Actor: Byron Broadbent | Character: Alexsis
Actor: Damon Caliendo | Character: Fire Dancer
Actor: Andy Callaghan | Character: Playing Film Crew
Actor: Richard Tree | Character: Redcoat Officer
Actor: Peter Bach | Character: Visual Effects Supervisor
Actor: Charlie Bluett | Character: Womb effects technician
Actor: James Randle | Character: Hotel Reception Manager
Actor: Kay Richardson | Character: Barman

[Directors Group]
Name: Michael Winterbottom | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Laurence Sterne | Role: Writer
Name: Frank Cottrell Boyce | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Jeff Abberley | Role: Producer
Name: Julia Blackman | Role: Producer
Name: Wendy Brazington | Role: Producer
Name: Andrew Eaton | Role: Producer
Name: Henry Normal | Role: Producer
Name: Kate Ogborn | Role: Producer
Name: Anita Overland | Role: Producer
Name: Tracey Scoffield | Role: Producer
Name: David M. Thompson | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Edward Nogria | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Marcel Zyskind | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Peter Christelis | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Wendy Brazington | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: John Paul Kelly | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Emma MacDevitt | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Jackie Yau | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Charlotte Walter | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Nathaniel De'Lineadeus | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Deborah Jarvis | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Claire Keelan | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Marese Langan | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Chris Lyons | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Layla Blackman | Role: Production Manager
Name: Jethro Harris | Role: Production Manager
Name: Cass Marks | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Josh Hyams | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Jessica Laws | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Barrie McCulloch | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Lucy Thomas | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Byron Broadbent | Role: Art Department
Name: Dan Carling | Role: Art Department
Name: Justin Chappell | Role: Art Department
Name: Andrew Palmer | Role: Art Department
Name: Luke Stevens | Role: Art Department
Name: Rob Anderson | Role: Art Department
Name: Luke Daniels | Role: Art Department
Name: Cara Higgins | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Tim Alban | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mark Appleby | Role: Sound Department
Name: Orin Beaton | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Bennett | Role: Sound Department
Name: Richard Davey | Role: Sound Department
Name: James Hamilton | Role: Sound Department
Name: Vincent Hazard | Role: Sound Department
Name: Richard Kondal | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mitch Low | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rowan October | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jonathan Rimas | Role: Sound Department
Name: Joakim Sundström | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jessie Taylor | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stuart Wilson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jamie Roden | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ted Swanscott | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Doug McCarthy | Role: Special Effects
Name: Jon Moore | Role: Special Effects
Name: Charlie Bluett | Role: Special Effects
Name: Jo Grover | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Peter Bach | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Melissa Butler Adams | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Chris Eborn | Role: Visual Effects
Name: James D. Etherington | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Adam Gascoyne | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Laura Ricketts | Role: Visual Effects
Name: David J. Zimmerman | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Simon Hughes | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Daniel Naprous | Role: Stunts
Name: Gerard Naprous | Role: Stunts
Name: Andreas Petrides | Role: Stunts
Name: Tom Struthers | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Johnny Colley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Derek Docherty | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kevin Edwards | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Henry Landgrebe | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Law | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pim Tjujerman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Amelia Troubridge | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mat Wilson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marcel Zyskind | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Ruth Breslaw | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Paula Casarin | Role: Costume Department
Name: Richard Cooke | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kate Eden | Role: Costume Department
Name: Shane Kingdon | Role: Costume Department
Name: Georgina Painter | Role: Costume Department
Name: Gilli Thompson | Role: Costume Department
Name: Sabrina Vickery | Role: Costume Department
Name: Hannah Walter | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Ian Buchan | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Scott Hinchcliffe | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Shane Warden | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Simon Giblin | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Gilly Case | Role: Location Management
Name: Michael Harm | Role: Location Management
Name: Melissa Parmenter | Role: Location Management
Name: Molly Tudhope | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Christopher Barnett | Role: Music Department
Name: Michael Nyman | Role: Music Department
Name: Leonard Rosenman | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Fran Budd | Role: Production Department
Name: Francesca Budd | Role: Production Department
Name: Alix Graham | Role: Production Department
Name: Hilary Grove | Role: Production Department
Name: Stephen Nex | Role: Production Department
Name: Bev Reid | Role: Production Department
Name: Laura Tatton | Role: Production Department
Name: Johanna Wartio McEvoy | Role: Production Department
Name: Sally Wright | Role: Production Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Graham Farmer | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Bob Hawkins | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Chris Johnson | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Alan Lewandowski | Role: Transportation Department
Name: George Martin | Role: Transportation Department
Name: John Oxborough | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Linton 'Bullet' Small | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Bren Tierney | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Bernie Walsh | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Frank Wisbey | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Chris Andrews | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Isabel Begg | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sarah Best | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark Billingham | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Izzy Bolling | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Emma Brazier | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Darren Capper | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nicole Carmen-Davis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rachel Clark | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Owen Davies | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Megan Davis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dell Gakhal | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Kidj Gakhal | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Helen Giles | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert Gomdez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Groom | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Groom | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nicola Graydon Harris | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shay Leonard | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Susy Liddell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fiona McGuire | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jet Omoshebi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Melissa Parmenter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joanne Sennitt | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Camille Sims | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Maxine Stanley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Trevor Stanley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ben Thomas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nick Warren | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sam Williams | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jackie Yau | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pauline Burt | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steve Lemley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Heather Mansfield | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Chris Auty | Role: Thanks
Name: Bob Berney | Role: Thanks
Name: Nicole Carmen-Davis | Role: Thanks
Name: Harvey Edginton | Role: Thanks
Name: Beth English | Role: Thanks
Name: Duncan Heath | Role: Thanks
Name: Lindsey Hughes | Role: Thanks
Name: Greg Hunt | Role: Thanks
Name: William Tyrer | Role: Thanks
Name: Joy Wong | Role: Thanks
Name: Jane Wright | Role: Thanks

Trailers

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Release Schedule

United Kingdom: July 17, 2005 (Cambridge Film Festival)
Canada: September 13, 2005 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Spain: September 15, 2005 (San Sebastián Film Festival)
United States: October 7, 2005 (New York Film Festival)
United States: October 14, 2005 (Mill Valley Film Festival)
United States: October 20, 2005 (Austin Film Festival)
United Kingdom: October 21, 2005 (BFI London Film Festival)
Canada: November 8, 2005 (European Union Film Festival)
United States: November 10, 2005 (AFI Fest)
United Kingdom: November 18, 2005 (Cardiff Screen Festival)
Greece: November 24, 2005 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: January 20, 2006
Ireland: January 20, 2006
Sweden: January 27, 2006 (Göteborg Film Festival)
United States: January 27, 2006 (limited)
Argentina: March 13, 2006 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Turkey: April 9, 2006 (Istanbul Film Festival)
Sweden: April 21, 2006
Hungary: June 2, 2006 (Alba Regia International Film Festival)
Australia: June 8, 2006 (limited)
Romania: June 8, 2006 (Transilvania International Film Festival)
Australia: June 29, 2006
France: July 5, 2006
Denmark: July 21, 2006
Iceland: August 31, 2006 (Iceland International Film Festival)
Netherlands: September 17, 2006 (Film by the Sea Film Festival)
Finland: September 24, 2006 (Helsinki International Film Festival)
Finland: October 13, 2006
Greece: October 20, 2006 (Panorama of European Cinema)
Spain: March 23, 2007
Russia: May 17, 2007 (limited)
Greece: February 21, 2008 (Athens)

Awards

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