A Private Function

A Private Function
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMalcolm Mowbray
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTony Pierce-Roberts
Edited byBarrie Vince
Music byJohn Du Prez
Production
company
Release date
  • November 9, 1984 (1984-11-09) (United Kingdom)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£1.2 million
Box office$2,527,088 [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.[2] The film was also screened in the section of Un Certain Regard at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.[3]

  1. ^ "A Private Function". boxofficemojo.com. 1985. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. ^ Earnshaw, Tony; Jim Moran (2008). Made in Yorkshire (PDF). Guerilla Books. ISBN 978-0-9554943-1-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Quilombo". festival-cannes.com. 1985. Retrieved 28 June 2009.