A Cock and Bull Story

A Cock and Bull Story (marketed in Australia, New Zealand and the United States as Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story) is a 2006 British comedy film directed by Michael Winterbottom. It is a film-within-a-film, featuring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon playing themselves as egotistical actors during the making of a screen adaptation of Laurence Sterne's 18th century metafictional novel Tristram Shandy. Gillian Anderson and Keeley Hawes also play ... More

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  • Jan 20, 2006

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R (USA)

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  • 1 h 34 min

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Also known as:

  • Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story,
  • A Cock and Bull Story

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Directed by

Michael Winterbottom

Michael Winterbottom (born 29 March 1961) is an English filmmaker who directed seventeen feature films in fifteen years. He began his career working in British television before moving into features. Three of his films — Welcome to Sarajevo, Wonderland and 24 Hour Party People — have been nominated...

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  • He's About To Play The Role Of His Life.

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Jul 11, 2006
  • Jan 27, 2006
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 34 min
  • 1 h 38 min
  • 1 h 32 min
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Award-Nominated Work

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Year Award Award Nominee
  • 2005

BAFTA Award for Best British Film Nominees

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Adapted From

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (or, more briefly, Tristram Shandy) is a novel by Laurence Sterne. It was published in nine volumes, the first two appearing in 1759, and seven others following over the next seven years (vols. 3 and 4, 1761; vols. 5 and 6, 1762; vols. 7 and 8,...

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