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Mar 1, 1985 · A Private Function is a film about a couple who steal a pig for a bacon black market in post-war England. It stars Michael Palin and Maggie Smith, and won three BAFTA awards.
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A Private Function is a 1984 British comedy film starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith. The film was predominantly filmed in Ilkley, and Ben Rhydding in West Yorkshire. [2] The film was also screened in the section of Un Certain Regard at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. [3]
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To get around food-rationing laws, Dr. Charles Swaby (Denholm Elliott), accountant Henry Allardyce (Richard Griffiths) and solicitor Frank Lockwood (John Normington) are fattening a...
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A Private Function (1984) - Original Trailer. Michael Palin teams up with Dame Maggie Smith in this uproarious comedy where the laughs come fast and the upper class becomes furious!
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A Private Function. An ambitious couple and a V.I.P. (Very Important Pig) collide in his outrageous comedy of manners! 315 IMDb 6.5 1 h 36 min 1985. R.
A Private Function is a 1984 satire about a couple who steal a pig to sell on the black market during food rationing in post-war England. The film stars Maggie Smith and Michael Palin and is written by Alan Bennett.
