A Private Function (1984)
1h 34m
Running Time
November 9, 1984Release Date
A Private Function (1984)
1h 34m
Running Time
November 9, 1984Release Date
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Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently A Private Function is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
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Cast & Crew.
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
Malcolm Mowbray
Director
Rachel Davies
Mrs. Forbes
Alan Bennett
Writer
Reece Dinsdale
P.C. Penny
Philip Wileman
Preston
Mark Shivas
Producer
John Du Prez
Composer
Charles McKeown
Medcalf
Susan Porrett
Mrs. Medcalf
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Cinematographer
Donald Eccles
Father
Barrie Vince
Editor
Denys Hawthorne
Hotel Manager
Michelle Guish
CastingDirector
Debbie McWilliams
CastingDirector
Don Estelle
Barraclough
Stuart Walker
ProductionDesigner
Eli Woods
Ernest
Amanda Gregan
Veronica
Paula Tilbrook
Mrs. Turnbull
Bernard Wrigley
Painter
Lee Daley
Painter's Boy
Gilly Coman
Dorothy
Maggie Ollerenshaw
Woman
Josie Lane
Mrs. Beavers
David Morgan
Mervin
Jill Goldston
Woman in Cinema (uncredited)
Nigel Galt
Sound Editor
Christine Beveridge
Makeup Supervisor
Peter James
Clapper Loader
George Harrison
Executive Producer
Phyllis Dalton
Costume Design
Guy Travers
First Assistant Director
Ray Cooper
Music Producer
Clive Barrett
Assistant Sound Editor
Rosie Straker
Sound Assistant
Denis O'Brien
Executive Producer
Michael Porter
Art Direction
Ann Wingate
Production Manager
Robert Gavin
Sound Editor
Joan Hills
Makeup Artist
Ken Crouch
Wardrobe Assistant
Scott Thomas
Assistant Editor
Alison Thorne
Continuity
Elizabeth Moss
Hairstylist
Alan Bailey
Property Master
Jan Archibald
Hairstylist
Tony Jackson
Sound Recordist
Judith Lang
Art Direction
Malcolm MacIntosh
Camera Operator
David Farrell
Still Photographer
Micky Woolaard
Gaffer
Anita Pickles
Makeup Artist
Mark White
Camera Car
Richard Morrison
Title Designer
Stephen Janisz
Sound Editor
Janet Tebrooke
Wardrobe Supervisor
Michael Redfern
Sound Editor
Ginny Roncoroni
Production Assistant
Trevor Dyer
Standby Carpenter
Larry Knox
Generator Operator
Wendy Tayler
Publicist
Quico Rovira-Beleta
Translator
Tamara Ingram
Producer's Assistant
Liz Ferwell
Finance
Brian Brockwell
Production Accountant
Joanna Gollins
Location Manager
Derek Suter
Clapper Loader
Joe Felix
Grip
John Cantwell
Electrician
Peter Arnold
Electrician
Jeffrey Witts
Dressing Prop
Tom Hughes
Painter
Jack Carter
Construction Manager
Frank Berlin
Painter
Nick Godden
Third Assistant Director
Billy Bell
Technical Advisor
Media.
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Wiki.
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.