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A private function / HandMade Films ; writer, Alan Bennett ; producer, Mark Shivas ; director, Malcolm Mowbray.
LIBRA DVD 009 952
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Bennett, Alan--Film adaptations.
- Bennett, Alan.
- Mowbray, Malcolm--Film adaptations.
- Mowbray, Malcolm.
- Rationing.
- Yorkshire (England)--Social life and customs--Drama.
- Yorkshire (England).
- Rationing--England--Drama.
- Swine--Drama.
- Swine.
- England.
- Motion pictures, British.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Film adaptations.
- Feature films.
- Comedy films.
- Motion pictures, British.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Widescreen or standard presentation.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, 2003.
- Language Note:
- In English with optional English, French and Spanish subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD - NTSC; Dolby Digital mono; Region 1.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- In this comedy which takes place in a little-known Yorkshire town during the thin times of 1947, plans are afoot to fatten a contraband pig destined for the centerpiece of a celebration banquet. However, chaos ensues when a social climbing middle-class couple steal the pig to impress their friends at their own banquet.
- Participant:
- Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliot.
- Credits:
- Music, John Du Prez.
- Notes:
- Based on the original story by Alan Bennett and Malcolm Mowbray.
- Aspect ratio 1.85:1.
- Videodisc release of the 1984 motion picture by HandMade Films.
- ISBN:
- 0792855140
- OCLC:
- 51958655
- Publisher Number:
- 1004371 MGM Home Entertainment
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