To Kill a Priest (1988)
1h 57m
Running Time
September 7, 1988Release Date
To Kill a Priest (1988)
1h 57m
Running Time
September 7, 1988Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
A young priest speaks out against the Communist regime in Poland and is killed for it.
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Cast & Crew.
Christopher Lambert
Father Alek
Ed Harris
Stefan
Joss Ackland
Colonel
Tim Roth
Feliks
Timothy Spall
Igor
Pete Postlethwaite
Josef
Cherie Lunghi
Halina
Joanne Whalley
Anna
David Suchet
Bishop
Charlie Condou
Mirek
Gregor Fisher
Priest
Jerome Flynn
Traffic militiaman
Brian Glover
Judge
Anne-Marie Pisani
Colonel's Secretary
Eugeniusz Priwieziencew
SB officer
Bogusława Schubert
Secretary
Philip Whitchurch
SB Officer
Johnny Allan
Boxing Coach
Wojciech Pszoniak
Bridge Player
Tom Radcliffe
Young Soldier
Paul Crauchet
Alek's Father
Janine Darcey
Alek's Mother
Matyelok Gibbs
Colonel's Wife
Raoul Delfosse
(uncredited)
Daniel Olbrychski
(uncredited)
Agnieszka Holland
Director / Screenplay / Screenstory
Jean-Pierre Alessandrini
Producer
Jean-Yves Pitoun
Writer
Adam Holender
Director of Photography
Margot Capelier
Casting
Georges Delerue
Music / Conductor
Anna B. Sheppard
Costume Design
Emile Ghigo
Production Design
Priscilla John
Casting
Hervé de Luze
Editor
Jean-Claude Cabouret
Art Direction
Danka Semenovicz
Set Decoration
Michael Cooper
Adaptation / Associate Producer
Gérald Molto
Production Manager
Jean-Charles Drevelle
Special Effects
Olivier Fontenay
Color Timer
Lee Sheward
Stunt Double
Isabelle Gamsohn
Hairstylist
Didier Lavergne
Makeup Artist
Jean-Marie Blondel
Boom Operator
Daniel Breton
Stunt Coordinator / Stunts
Laurent Coutellier
Costumer
Joan Baez
Songs
Clément Sentilhes
Assistant Unit Manager
Daniel Brisseau
Production Sound Mixer
Marie-Sylvie Caillierez
Casting Associate
Mic Cheminal
Wardrobe Supervisor
Daniel Baschieri
Assistant Unit Manager
Camille Lipmann
Third Assistant Director
William Flageollet
Sound
Olivier Thaon
Unit Manager
Mishka Cheyko
First Assistant Director
Michel Klochendler
Sound Editor
Marc Koninckx
Steadicam Operator
Jean-Claude Le Bras
Gaffer
Timothy Burrill
Co-Producer
Marie-Christine Lefebvre
Associate Producer
Michel Ferry
Second Assistant Director
Frédéric Pidancet
Assistant Art Director
Gérard Lamps
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Luc Etienne
Third Assistant Director
François Groult
Sound
Gérard Hardy
Sound Editor
Jean-Marc Deschamps
Unit Manager
Arnaud Esterez
Assistant Unit Manager
Olivier Rohde
Assistant Unit Manager
Jean-Pierre Clech
Assistant Art Director
Elsa Chabrol
Continuity
Jean Harnois
Camera Operator
Zbigniew Preisner
Songs
André Chaumeau
Nicky Taylor
Serge Delanoue
Policeman
Jean-Pierre Stewart
Vincent Grass
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 7, 1988
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 57m
Filming LocationsLyon · Le Havre, France
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
based on a true story
priest
poland
woman director
secret police
Wiki.
To Kill a Priest is a 1988 drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland. The film tells a story based on the murder, under the Polish Communist regime, of the priest Jerzy Popiełuszko. It stars Christopher Lambert as a fictionalized version of Popiełuszko and Ed Harris as the secret police captain set to assassinate him.
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