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6.5In 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.
Released: 1984-11-0996 minDir: Malcolm MowbrayComedy
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Cast
- Michael Palin as Gilbert Chilvers
- Maggie Smith as Joyce Chilvers
- Denholm Elliott as Dr. Swaby
- Richard Griffiths as Allardyce
- Tony Haygarth as Sutcliff
- John Normington as Lockwood
Themes
- northern england
- pig
- satire
- yorkshire
- rural area
- working class
- post war
- food rationing
- 1940s
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- Australia
- Original language
- English language
- Screenwriter
- Alan Bennett
- Cast member
- Richard Griffiths
- Composer
- John Du Prez
- Cinematographer
- Tony Pierce-Roberts
- Narrative location
- England
- Duration
- 94
- FilmAffinity ID
- 971876
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1985-12-12
- title
- A Private Function
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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