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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. The film was also screened in the section of Un Certain Regard at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.
Mar 1, 1985 · A Private Function is a 1984 film directed by Malcolm Mowbray and written by Alan Bennett. It stars Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott and others in a story of a village chiropodist who steals a pig from a wealthy family during food rationing in post-war Britain.
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- Malcolm Mowbray
- 1985-03-01
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- Malcolm Mowbray
- 96 min
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To get around food-rationing laws, Dr. Charles Swaby (Denholm Elliott), accountant Henry Allardyce (Richard Griffiths) and solicitor Frank Lockwood (John Normington) are fattening a black-market...
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- Malcolm Mowbray
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- Michael Palin
A Private Function is a 1984 satire about a couple who steal a pig to sell on the black market during food rationing in post-war England. The film stars Maggie Smith and Michael Palin and is written by Alan Bennett.
A Private Function (1984) - Original Trailer. Michael Palin teams up with Dame Maggie Smith in this uproarious comedy where the laughs come fast and the upper class becomes furious!
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A Private Function. An ambitious couple and a V.I.P. (Very Important Pig) collide in his outrageous comedy of manners! 314 IMDb 6.5 1 h 36 min 1985. R. Comedy.
