A Private Function 1984 Directed by Malcolm Mowbray
When a clandestine party goes wild, it's all about pork... and prestige.
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.
Production Country
United Kingdom
Gnere
Comedy
Production Company
Handmade Films
Release Date 9 November 1984
96 mins
Cast
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)
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Executive Producers
Cinematography
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Editor
Production Design
Sound
Story
Art Direction
Costume Design
Makeup Artists
Hairstylists
Music
Camera Operator
Casting
Lighting
Assistant Directors
Additional Photography