A Private Function Movie Review 1984

A ribald gag-fest dealing with Palin as a Yorkshireman who steals and fattens a wily contraband pig against the backdrop of post-WWII rationing. The satire ranges from biting to downright nasty, but Palin is always likeable in the center of it all.

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Available on VHS
Running time 96 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Satire & Parody, Pigs, Postwar, Monty Python

Screenplay

Alan Bennett

Cast

Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Bill Paterson, Liz Smith, Richard Griffiths, Tony Haygarth, John Normington, Alison Steadman, Pete Postlethwaite

Cinematography

Tony Pierce-Roberts

Director

Malcolm Mowbray

Music

John Du Prez

Awards

British Acad. 1984: Actress (Smith), Support. Actor (Elliott), Support. Actress (Smith).