
A Private Function
A Private Function
Michael Palin and Maggie Smith star in A Private Function (1984),directed by Malcolm Mowbray. On Fmovies it carries a 6.4/10 rating from 68 votes. The title is a Comedy film from United Kingdom running 1h 36m. 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.
- Genre: Comedy
- Country: United Kingdom
- Director: Malcolm Mowbray
- Cast: Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Richard Griffiths, Tony Haygarth, John Normington, Bill Paterson, Liz Smith, Alison Steadman, Jim Carter, Pete Postlethwaite, Eileen O'Brien
















