A Private Function (DVD, 2003)

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With Great Britain in the grip of post-war rationing, a chiropodist steals a contraband pig being fattened secretly by the town's dignitaries. But his squeamishness, his wife's incontinence and his mother-in-law's senility leads to the discovery of the double-dealing.

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EAN5060020620775
eBay Product ID (ePID)3947719

Product Key Features

Film/TV TitleA Private Function
ActorLiz Smith, Alison Steadman, Michael Palin, Richard Griffiths, Charles Mckeown, Denholm Elliott, Pete Postlethwaite, Maggie Smith
DirectorMalcolm Mowbray
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
Release Year2003
FeaturesCommentary Track Featuring Michael Palin And Malcolm Mowbray And Alan Bennett\Cast Biographies\Film Notes, Widescreen
Aspect Ratio1.85 Wide Screen\16:9 Wide Screen
GenreGeneral, Comedy
Run Time92 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate15
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
ReviewsVariety - ...A neat comedy rooted in uniquely English eccentricities....With excellent production design, camerawork and musical score credits, it makes for an ace eccentric [picture]..., New York Times - ...High-hearted....A comedy of immense if often scatological charm...
Additional InformationThis satiric British comedy follows the efforts of a small community to fatten a pig during the time following the Second World War when ham was contraband due to short supplies. Michael Palin and Maggie Smith star.
Movie/TV TitleA Private Function
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1\Dolby Surround 2.0\DTS

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  • Doesn't give much away about the film, which is about keeping a pig on the quiet.

    Good nostalgia about war time life. Very funny, featuring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned

  • British comedy at its best

    A Michel Palin film which shows great talent in writing and acting love it

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: New

  • A light hearted very English post war take if power, prejudice and pork.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned

  • funny

    wery good

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned