Because everyone loves an accurate period piece.
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.
A Cock and Bull Story (2005) is a comedy and history film directed by Michael Winterbottom, released on July 17, 2005 with a runtime of 1h 34m. It stars Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes and Shirley Henderson. Viewers rate it 6.1 out of 10 across 156 ratings.
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Steve Coogan
as Tristram Shandy / Walter Shandy / Steve Coogan
Rob Brydon
as Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon
Keeley Hawes
as Elizabeth Shandy / Keeley Hawes
Shirley Henderson
as Susannah / Shirley Henderson
Raymond Waring
as Trim
Conal Murphy
as Six-Year-Old Tristam
Joe Williams
as Nine-Year-Old Tristam
Paul Kynman
as Obadiah
Mark Tandy
as London Doctor
Dylan Moran
as Dr. Slop
Jack Shepherd
as Surgeon
David Walliams
as Parson
Directed by Michael Winterbottom, written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Laurence Sterne, produced by Andrew Eaton, Martin Hardy and Wendy Brazington.
Average viewer score of 6.1/10 from 156 ratings.
This isn't really a film about a story with a beginning, middle or, even, an end. It's more a film about a book being turned into a film, and about how that all pans out with the actors in and out of character throughout. It's Steve Coogan who takes on the title role in a film about a landed character from Georgian England who is determined to make his mark by writing a novel about himself. Thing is, his life is…
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The main cast of A Cock and Bull Story (2005) includes Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes, Shirley Henderson and Raymond Waring. The film was directed by Michael Winterbottom. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
A Cock and Bull Story was released on July 17, 2005 and runs for 1h 34m.
A Cock and Bull Story (2005) holds an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from 156 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and history films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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