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A Private Function (1984)
Directed by Malcolm Mowbray
“When a clandestine party goes wild, it's all about pork... and prestige.”
Comedy · 1h 36m
In the summer of 1947, Britain prepares to commemorate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. To get around food-rationing laws, Dr. Charles Swaby, accountant Henry Allardyce and solicitor Frank Lockwood are fattening a black-market pig for the big day. Egged on by his wife, meek Gilbert Chilvers steals the swine, but the couple must conceal it from inspector Morris Wormold.
Cast
Michael Palin
Gilbert Chilvers
Maggie Smith
Joyce Chilvers
Denholm Elliott
Dr. Swaby
Richard Griffiths
Allardyce
Tony Haygarth
Sutcliff
John Normington
Lockwood
Bill Paterson
Wormold
Liz Smith
Mother
Alison Steadman
Mrs. Allardyce
Jim Carter
Inspector Noble
Pete Postlethwaite
Nuttol
Eileen O'Brien
Mrs. Sutcliff
Crew
- Director
- Malcolm Mowbray
- Screenplay
- Alan Bennett
- Director of Photography
- Tony Pierce-Roberts
- Original Music Composer
- John Du Prez
- Editor
- Barrie Vince
- Producer
- Mark Shivas
Details
- Release date
- 1984-11-09
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Handmade Films