A Private Function (1984)
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.
Director:
Malcolm Mowbray
Writer:
Alan Bennett
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Michael Palin as Gilbert Chilvers |
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Maggie Smith as Joyce Chilvers |
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Denholm Elliott as Dr. Swaby |
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Richard Griffiths as Allardyce |
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Tony Haygarth as Sutcliff |
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John Normington as Lockwood |
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Bill Paterson as Wormold |
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Liz Smith as Mother |
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Alison Steadman as Mrs. Allardyce |
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Jim Carter as Inspector Noble |
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Pete Postlethwaite as Nuttol |
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Eileen O'Brien as Mrs. Sutcliff |
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Rachel Davies as Mrs. Forbes |
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Reece Dinsdale as P.C. Penny |
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Philip Wileman as Preston |
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Charles McKeown as Medcalf |
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Susan Porrett as Mrs. Medcalf |
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Donald Eccles as Father |
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Denys Hawthorne as Hotel Manager |
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Don Estelle as Barraclough |
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Eli Woods as Ernest |
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Amanda Gregan as Veronica |
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Paula Tilbrook as Mrs. Turnbull |
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Bernard Wrigley as Painter |
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Lee Daley as Painter's Boy |
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Gilly Coman as Dorothy |
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Maggie Ollerenshaw as Woman |
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Josie Lane as Mrs. Beavers |
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David Morgan as Mervin |
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Jill Goldston as Woman in Cinema (uncredited) |
| Sound | Tony Jackson | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Alan Bennett | Screenplay |
| Directing | Malcolm Mowbray | Director |
| Writing | Malcolm Mowbray | Story |
| Writing | Alan Bennett | Story |
| Camera | Tony Pierce-Roberts | Director of Photography |
| Production | Michelle Guish | Casting |
| Camera | Malcolm MacIntosh | Camera Operator |
| Art | Michael Porter | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jan Archibald | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Moss | Hairstylist |
| Production | Mark Shivas | Producer |
| Art | Judith Lang | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Phyllis Dalton | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Hills | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Stuart Walker | Production Design |
| Lighting | Micky Woolaard | Gaffer |
| Camera | David Farrell | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anita Pickles | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Barrie Vince | Editor |
| Production | Debbie McWilliams | Casting |
| Crew | Billy Bell | Technical Advisor |
| Sound | Ray Cooper | Music Producer |
| Sound | Stephen Janisz | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Clive Barrett | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Art | Richard Morrison | Title Designer |
| Production | Tamara Ingram | Producer's Assistant |
| Production | Liz Ferwell | Finance |
| Art | Frank Berlin | Painter |
| Production | Ginny Roncoroni | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Nick Godden | Third Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janet Tebrooke | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ken Crouch | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Art | Alan Bailey | Property Master |
| Production | George Harrison | Executive Producer |
| Art | Tom Hughes | Painter |
| Production | Ann Wingate | Production Manager |
| Production | Wendy Tayler | Publicist |
| Camera | Mark White | Camera Car |
| Lighting | Peter Arnold | Electrician |
| Sound | Michael Redfern | Sound Editor |
| Sound | John Du Prez | Conductor |
| Directing | Alison Thorne | Continuity |
| Production | Brian Brockwell | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Quico Rovira-Beleta | Translator |
| Camera | Peter James | Clapper Loader |
| Production | Denis O'Brien | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Rosie Straker | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Robert Gavin | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Beveridge | Makeup Supervisor |
| Sound | John Du Prez | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Joanna Gollins | Location Manager |
| Camera | Derek Suter | Clapper Loader |
| Art | Trevor Dyer | Standby Carpenter |
| Crew | Larry Knox | Generator Operator |
| Lighting | John Cantwell | Electrician |
| Sound | Nigel Galt | Sound Editor |
| Art | Jeffrey Witts | Dressing Prop |
| Camera | Joe Felix | Grip |
| Directing | Guy Travers | First Assistant Director |
| Editing | Scott Thomas | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Jack Carter | Construction Manager |
