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A Private Function (1984)

 -  Comedy  -  11 March 1985 (USA)
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1947 in a small town in England. The war has been won two years ago, but there's still rationing of meat. When princess Elizabeth is going to marry, a group of businessmen wants to impress ... See full summary »

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Won 3 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations. See more awards »

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Gilbert Chilvers
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Joyce Chilvers
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Dr. Charles Swaby
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Henry Allardyce the Accountant
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Leonard Sutcliff the Farmer
John Normington ...
Frank Lockwood the Solicitor
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Morris Wormold the Meat Inspector
Liz Smith ...
Joyce's Mother
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Mrs. Allardyce
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Inspector Noble
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Douglas J. Nuttol the Butcher
Eileen O'Brien ...
Mrs. Sutcliff
Rachel Davies ...
Mrs. Forbes, Wormold's Landlady
Reece Dinsdale ...
P.C. Penny
Philip Whileman ...
Preston Sutcliff (as Philip Wileman)
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1947 in a small town in England. The war has been won two years ago, but there's still rationing of meat. When princess Elizabeth is going to marry, a group of businessmen wants to impress (or probably bribe) the local government by giving a big party. They want to slaughter an illegally raised pig for this event. Unfortunately someone steals the pig. Written by Anonymous

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Vicious, Delicious and Tasteless.

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Función privada  »

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Debut theatrical feature film directed by Malcolm Mowbray. See more »

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P.C. Penny: [upon spotting a single, solitary banana] Mrs Medcalf, are you wanting that banana?
Mrs. Dorcus Medcalf: I am, love; I'm planning a trifle.
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"Rose of England"
Music by Ivor Novello
Played on piano by Maggie Smith
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Now restored to pristine glory on DVD
31 March 2003 | by (London England) – See all my reviews

Full anamorphic widescreen, DTS and Dolby sound plus an audio narration by Alan Bennett, Malcolm Mowbray (director) and Michael Palin. Gorgeous! It's taken many years for Anchor Bay to get this film on DVD, but now I can relegate my VHS to the bin. The sound is so clear not you can hear all those one-liners clearly again!


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