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Drowning by Numbers

“Three Women And A Coroner.”

ComedyCrimeDrama

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Cissie Colpitts drowns her cheating husband and, in the ensuing cover-up, enlists the help of lonely coroner Henry Madgett, an old friend with a longstanding weakness for her charms. But when Cissie's daughter and granddaughter—both also named Cissie Colpitts—decide to resort to the same methods for solving conflicts with their own frustrating husbands, the women and their repeated appeals for help begin to wear on Madgett's conscience.

Director: Peter Greenaway
Writers: Peter Greenaway
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom, Netherlands
Release date: 2 September 1988
Budget: $1,500,000
Box office: $424,773