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A Cock and Bull Story

A Cock and Bull Story

Because everyone loves an accurate period piece.

20056.11h 34m

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.

Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Written by Laurence Sterne, Frank Cottrell Boyce
Produced by Andrew Eaton, Martin Hardy, Wendy Brazington
Box Office0Revenue: $3.9M

Top Cast

Steve Coogan

Steve Coogan

Tristram Shandy / Walter Shandy / Steve Coogan

Rob Brydon

Rob Brydon

Toby Shandy / Rob Brydon

Keeley Hawes

Keeley Hawes

Elizabeth Shandy / Keeley Hawes

Shirley Henderson

Shirley Henderson

Susannah / Shirley Henderson

Raymond Waring

Raymond Waring

Trim

C

Conal Murphy

Six-Year-Old Tristam

J

Joe Williams

Nine-Year-Old Tristam

Paul Kynman

Paul Kynman

Obadiah

Mark Tandy

Mark Tandy

London Doctor

Dylan Moran

Dylan Moran

Dr. Slop

Themes & Keywords

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About A Cock and Bull Story

A Cock and Bull Story is a comedy, history film released in 2005 exploring themes of based on novel or book, film in film, filmmaking. Directed by Michael Winterbottom, it stars Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes. 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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