The Wisdom of Crocodiles

The Wisdom of Crocodiles (also released as Immortality) is a 1998 British romantic thriller film directed by Po-Chih Leong and starring Jude Law. It is based on the book of the same name by Paul Hoffman.

The Wisdom of Crocodiles
Film poster
Directed byPo-Chih Leong
Produced by
Written byPaul Hoffman[1]
Starring
Music by
CinematographyOliver Curtis[1]
Edited byRobin Sales[1]
Production
company
Goldwyn Films International
Film Foundry Partners
Entertainment Film Distributors
Zenith Productions
Arts Council of England
Distributed byEntertainment Film Distributors
Release date
1998[2]
Running time
99 minutes[2]
CountryUnited Kingdom[3]
LanguageEnglish[2]

Cast
Grlscz's Women
Police
Gang
  • Ashley Artus — Gang Leader
  • Tom Wu — Gang Member
  • Hon Ping Tang — Gang Member
  • Antony Cotton — Gang Member
  • Richard Mylan — Gang Member
  • Carlton Headley — Gang Member
  • Neran Persaud — Gang Member
Supporting Cast
  • Julia Davies — Girl in Operating Theatre
  • Carlton Jarvis — Physician (uncredited)
  • Colin Salmon — Martin
  • Hitler Wong — Noodles Chan
  • Stuart Bowman — Car Crash Mechanic
  • C.J. December — Car Crash Mechanic
  • Anastasia Hille — Karen
  • Nicholas Lamont (as Nick Lamont) — Toll Bridge Attendant
  • Joseph O'Conor — Mr. Nancarrow
  • Rupert Farley — Priest
  • Diane Howse — Mrs. Healey
  • Cliff Parisi — Labourer
  • Vincent Keane — Injured Workman

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes gave it a total score of 47%[4] and Metacritic gave it 58/100.[5]

Richard Corliss of Time liked the film, claiming "... this cool, handsome thriller proceeds with an elliptical elegance."[6] Others, however, have not been as kind, as Elvis Mitchell's review in The New York Times reveals.[7]

Paul Tatara of CNN favorably reviewed the film, describing it as "stylish but anemic".[8]

The film won the 1999 Grand Prize of European Fantasy Film in Silver at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film.

See also

References
  1. "Credits". BFI Film & Television Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  2. "Release". BFI Film & Television Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  3. "The Wisdom of Crocodiles". BFI Film & Television Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
  4. Rotten Tomatoes
  5. MetaCritic
  6. Richard Corliss, The Wisdom of Crocodiles, Time magazine, 9 July 2000
  7. Mitchell, Elvis. "A Blood Sucker Finds it Hard to Live as a Romantic." The New York Times 14 July 2000.
  8. Tatara, Paul (21 July 2000). "Review: Vampire thrilled 'Wisdom of Crocodiles' stylish but anemic". CNN.


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