A Private Function
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| A Private Function | |
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| Directed by | Malcolm Mowbray |
| Produced by | George Harrison Denis O'Brien Mark Shivas |
| Written by | Alan Bennett Malcolm Mowbray |
| Starring | Michael Palin Maggie Smith |
| Music by | John Du Prez |
| Cinematography | Tony Pierce-Roberts |
| Editing by | Barrie Vince |
| Distributed by | Handmade Films Ltd. |
| Release date(s) | November 1984 |
| Running time | 94 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
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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 Barnoldswick on the Lancashire/Yorkshire Border.
The film won three BAFTA Film Awards: best actress for Maggie Smith; best supporting actress for Liz Smith; best supporting actor for Denholm Elliott.
[edit] Plot
The film centers around a small English town in 1947 when there was still food rationing in the United Kingdom. Some local businessmen want to hold a party to celebrate the royal wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip and decide to illegally raise a pig for that occasion. However the pig gets stolen by Gilbert Chilvers (Michael Palin) who was encouraged to do so by his wife Joyce (Maggie Smith). Meanwhile a food inspector is determined to stop activities circumventing the food rationing.
