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A Private Function

A Private Function

Comedy
1984, Movie, 1h 36min
Harkening back to the classic Ealing comedies, this shrewd social satire (scripted by Alan Bennett) features marvelous performances from Maggie Smith and Michael Palin as Joyce and Gilbert Chilvers, a husband and wife living through the stringent food rationing of post–World War II England. When the ambitious Joyce sees a chance to improve her social station by stealing an illegally raised pig (“Pork is power!”), she convinces the compliant Gilbert to abduct the swine. Suddenly the pair find themselves thrust into the black-market meat business—but they’ll have to dodge a vigilant food inspector (Bill Paterson) if they hope to truly bring home the bacon.
Country: United Kingdom
Director:
Malcolm Mowbray
Cast:
Michael Palin,
Denholm Elliott,
Jim Carter,
Maggie Smith
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Malcolm Mowbray
Director
Michael Palin
As Gilbert Chilvers
Denholm Elliott
As Dr. Swaby
Jim Carter
As Inspector Noble
Maggie Smith
As Joyce Chilvers
Bill Paterson
As Wormold
Pete Postlethwaite
As Nuttol
Alison Steadman
As Mrs. Allardyce

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