A Private Function

Name: A Private Function
Director: Malcolm Mowbray
Released: 1984
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Richard Griffiths, Tony Haygarth

1984 · 96 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 3,505 VOTES · DIR. Malcolm Mowbray

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 299 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:11 CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY MGM HOME ENTERTAINMENT

00:05:26 AND?

00:08:46 STEAK.

00:11:41 IT'S A FUNNY LOCK.

00:14:33 DOWNSTAIRS.

00:17:28 AND CHARGES ARE BEING PREFERRED.

00:20:45 IT'S ALL ONE-SIDED.

00:26:19 I'M SEEING A CLIENT.

00:29:22 [ROOSTER CROWS]

00:33:33 OH. OH. OH.

00:37:37 WE'RE IN THE GARAGE.

00:41:23 GET IN!

00:46:19 I'VE GOT SOMETHING THAT'LL HUMILIATE YOU MORE.

00:50:35 YOU OUGHT TO KNOW THAT, PRESTON.

00:54:11 YOU RECKON TO BE HIGH-SEAT PIG.

00:59:02 [SNIFFING]

01:04:27 [SNIFFING]

01:08:35 NANCY.

01:12:59 HENRY!

01:17:10 I CAN'T SATISFY EVERYBODY.

01:21:00 THEY'D GO MAD.

01:23:10 TAKE HIS PINNY.

01:27:28 YOU'VE GOT MORE ABOUT YOU THAN YOUR HUSBAND.

01:33:01 [PIG SQUEALS]

Cast & Characters

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

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed299

Dialogue density3.1 lines / min

First line00:00:11

Final line01:33:01

Production Record

DirectorMalcolm Mowbray

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes3,505