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A Private Function

19841h 36m6.4/ 10 · TMDB · 68 votes
Comedy

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.

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Directed by Malcolm Mowbray

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The people behind the story

Michael Palin
Michael Palin

Gilbert Chilvers

Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith

Joyce Chilvers

Denholm Elliott
Denholm Elliott

Dr. Swaby

Richard Griffiths
Richard Griffiths

Allardyce

Tony Haygarth
Tony Haygarth

Sutcliff

John Normington
John Normington

Lockwood

Bill Paterson
Bill Paterson

Wormold

Liz Smith
Liz Smith

Mother

Alison Steadman
Alison Steadman

Mrs. Allardyce

Jim Carter
Jim Carter

Inspector Noble

Pete Postlethwaite

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Film details

Released9 Nov 1984
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
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Pete Postlethwaite

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Eileen O'Brien
Eileen O'Brien

Mrs. Sutcliff