The Missionary Movie Review 1982

A mild-mannered English missionary returns to London from his work in Africa and is recruited into saving the souls of a group of prostitutes. Aspiring to gentle comedy status, it's often formulaic and flat, with Palin and Smith fighting gamely to stay above script level. Still, good for some laughs, particularly during the near classic walking butler sequence.

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Available on VHS
Running time 86 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Satire & Parody, Missionaries, Oldest Profession, London, Monty Python

Screenplay

Michael Palin

Cast

Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard, Denholm Elliott, Michael Hordern

Director

Richard Loncraine

Producer

Columbia Pictures