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  1. A Private Function is a 1984 British comedy film starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith. The film was predominantly filmed in Ilkley, and Ben Rhydding in West Yorkshire. The film was also screened in the section of Un Certain Regard at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.

  2. Jun 8, 2024 · Synopsis. 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.

    • Malcolm Mowbray
    • 94 min
    • 2
  3. Mar 1, 1985 · A Private Function: Directed by Malcolm Mowbray. With Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Richard Griffiths. In post-World War II Britain, food rationing continues, leading a married couple to become involved in the flourishing bacon black market.

    • (3.2K)
    • Comedy
    • Malcolm Mowbray
    • 1985-03-01
  4. Michael Palin teams up with Dame Maggie Smith in this uproarious comedy where the laughs come fast and the upper class becomes furious! Life isn’t easy in 1947 Yorkshire, where strict post-war...

    • 3 min
    • 32.3K
    • Handmade Films
  5. In the summer of 1947, Britain prepares to commemorate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip. To get around food-rationing laws, Dr. Charles Swaby (Denholm Elliott), accountant ...

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    • Malcolm Mowbray
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    • Michael Palin
  6. 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.

    • 94 min
  7. A Private Function. An ambitious couple and a V.I.P. (Very Important Pig) collide in his outrageous comedy of manners! 314 IMDb 6.5 1 h 36 min 1985.