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A Private Function is a 1984 British comedy film starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith. The film was predominantly filmed in Ilkley , and Ben Rhydding in West Yorkshire . [ 2 ] The film was also screened in the section of Un Certain Regard at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival .
Mar 1, 1985 · A Private Function: Directed by Malcolm Mowbray. With Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Richard Griffiths. In post-World War II Britain, food rationing continues, leading a married couple to become involved in the flourishing bacon black market.
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- Comedy
- Malcolm Mowbray
- 1985-03-01
A Private Function is 20513 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 13033 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than The 400 Blows but less popular than Uncanny Annie. Rank. Title.
- Malcolm Mowbray
- 96 min
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A Private Function. In the summer of 1947, Britain prepares to commemorate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip. To get around food-rationing laws, Dr. Charles Swaby (Denholm ...
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- Malcolm Mowbray
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- Michael Palin
Michael Palin teams up with Dame Maggie Smith in this uproarious comedy where the laughs come fast and the upper class becomes furious! Life isn’t easy in 1...
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- Handmade Films
Directed by Malcolm Mowbray • 1984 • United Kingdom. Starring Maggie Smith, Michael Palin, Bill Paterson. Harkening back to the classic Ealing comedies, this shrewd social satire (scripted by Alan Bennett) features marvelous performances from Maggie Smith and Michael Palin as Joyce and Gilbert Chilvers, a husband and wife living through the ...
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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.