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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.
A Private Function is a film that explores themes of northern england, pig, satire. It also touches on yorkshire and rural area and working class.
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Director
Malcolm Mowbray
Cast
Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Richard Griffiths, Tony Haygarth, John Normington, Bill Paterson, Liz Smith, Alison Steadman, Jim Carter
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For Michael Brooke at BFI Screenonline, the film is possibly "the closest that 1980s British cinema came to recapturing the spirit of the great Ealing comedies". He noted "something Kafkaesque about...
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A Private Function
You can stream A Private Function (1984) on Criterion Channel with a subscription.
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6.4/10
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Director
Malcolm Mowbray
Cast
Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Richard Griffiths, Tony Haygarth, John Normington, Bill Paterson, Liz Smith, Alison Steadman, Jim Carter
What Critics Say
For Michael Brooke at BFI Screenonline, the film is possibly "the closest that 1980s British cinema came to recapturing the spirit of the great Ealing comedies". He noted "something Kafkaesque about...
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northern england · pig · satire · yorkshire · rural area · working class · post war · food rationing · 1940s
A Private Function is streaming on Criterion Channel. Availability last verified April 6, 2026.