

A Private Function
When a clandestine party goes wild, it's all about pork... and prestige.
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
96 min
Release Date
1984-11-09
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
52
Vote Average
6.3
Michael Palin
Gilbert Chilvers
Maggie Smith
Joyce Chilvers
Denholm Elliott
Dr. Swaby
Richard Griffiths
Allardyce
Tony Haygarth
Sutcliff
John Normington
Lockwood
Bill Paterson
Wormold
Liz Smith
Mother
Alison Steadman
Mrs. Allardyce
Jim Carter
Inspector Noble
Pete Postlethwaite
Nuttol
Eileen O'Brien
Mrs. Sutcliff
Rachel Davies
Mrs. Forbes
Reece Dinsdale
P.C. Penny
Philip Wileman
Preston
Charles McKeown
Medcalf
Susan Porrett
Mrs. Medcalf
Donald Eccles
Father
Denys Hawthorne
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Don Estelle
Barraclough
Eli Woods
Ernest
Amanda Gregan
Veronica
Paula Tilbrook
Mrs. Turnbull
Bernard Wrigley
Painter
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Painter's Boy
Gilly Coman
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Maggie Ollerenshaw
Woman
Josie Lane
Mrs. Beavers
David Morgan
Mervin
Jill Goldston
Woman in Cinema (uncredited)
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