To Kill a Priest
| To Kill a Priest | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Agnieszka Holland |
| Starring | Christopher Lambert |
| Music by | Georges Delerue |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release dates | October 13, 1989 |
Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | English |
To Kill a Priest is a 1988 drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland. The film tells a story based on the murder, under the Polish communist regime, of priest Jerzy Popiełuszko.[1] It stars Christopher Lambert as a fictionalized version of Popiełuszko and Ed Harris as the secret police captain set to assassinate him.[2]
Cast
- Christopher Lambert as Father Alek
- Ed Harris as Stefan
- Joss Ackland as Colonel
- Tim Roth as Feliks
- Timothy Spall as Igor
- Pete Postlethwaite as Josef
- Cherie Lunghi as Halina
- Joanne Whalley as Anna
- David Suchet as Bishop
References
- ↑ To Kill a priest review, Entertainment Weekly, April 6 1990
- ↑ To Kill a Priest at AllMovie
Discography
The CD soundtrack composed and conducted by Georges Delerue is available on Music Box Records label (website).
External links
- To Kill a Priest at the Internet Movie Database
- To Kill a Priest at Box Office Mojo
- To Kill a Priest at Rotten Tomatoes
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