A Private Function (1984)
1h 36m
Running Time
November 9, 1984Release Date
A Private Function (1984)
1h 36m
Running Time
November 9, 1984Release Date
Network & Production Companies


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.

Currently 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

Rachel Davies
Mrs. Forbes

Reece Dinsdale
P.C. Penny

Philip Wileman
Preston

Charles McKeown
Medcalf

Susan Porrett
Mrs. Medcalf

Donald Eccles
Father

Denys Hawthorne
Hotel Manager

Don Estelle
Barraclough

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)

Tony Jackson
Sound Recordist

Malcolm Mowbray
Director / Story

Alan Bennett
Screenplay / Story

Mark Shivas
Producer

Tony Pierce-Roberts
Director of Photography

Barrie Vince
Editor

Michelle Guish
Casting

Debbie McWilliams
Casting

Judith Lang
Art Direction

Michael Porter
Art Direction

Stuart Walker
Production Design

Phyllis Dalton
Costume Design

Malcolm MacIntosh
Camera Operator

David Farrell
Still Photographer

Micky Woolaard
Gaffer

Jan Archibald
Hairstylist

Elizabeth Moss
Hairstylist

Joan Hills
Makeup Artist

Anita Pickles
Makeup Artist

Billy Bell
Technical Advisor

Alison Thorne
Continuity

Wendy Tayler
Publicist

Quico Rovira-Beleta
Translator

Ginny Roncoroni
Production Assistant

Richard Morrison
Title Designer

Tamara Ingram
Producer's Assistant

Liz Ferwell
Finance

Brian Brockwell
Production Accountant

John Du Prez
Conductor / Original Music Composer

Ray Cooper
Music Producer

Joanna Gollins
Location Manager

Scott Thomas
Assistant Editor

Janet Tebrooke
Wardrobe Supervisor

Ken Crouch
Wardrobe Assistant

Mark White
Camera Car

Derek Suter
Clapper Loader

Larry Knox
Generator Operator

Peter James
Clapper Loader

Joe Felix
Grip

John Cantwell
Electrician

Peter Arnold
Electrician

Rosie Straker
Sound Assistant

Michael Redfern
Sound Editor

Stephen Janisz
Sound Editor

Robert Gavin
Sound Editor

Nigel Galt
Sound Editor

Clive Barrett
Assistant Sound Editor

Jeffrey Witts
Dressing Prop

Tom Hughes
Painter

Trevor Dyer
Standby Carpenter

Jack Carter
Construction Manager

Frank Berlin
Painter

Alan Bailey
Property Master

Guy Travers
First Assistant Director

Nick Godden
Third Assistant Director

Ann Wingate
Production Manager

Christine Beveridge
Makeup Supervisor

George Harrison
Executive Producer
Media.


Details.
Release DateNovember 9, 1984
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingR
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
pig
northern england
satire
yorkshire
rural setting
working class
post war
food rationing
1940s
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.
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