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The Missionary
1983
In this low-key comedy, a missionary (Michael Palin) who is trying to save the souls of prostitutes admits an ever increasing number of them into his "private fold." Soon the priest's "mission" looks more like a brothel. The cast includes Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard, Denholm Elliott, and many other well known British actors. Read more
| Starring | Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard, Denholm Elliott |
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| Director | Richard Loncraine |
| Genres | Comedy |
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The Missionary
In this low-key comedy, a missionary (Michael Palin) who is trying to save the souls of prostitutes admits an ever increasing number of them into his "private fold." Soon the priest's "mission" looks more like a brothel. The cast includes Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard, Denholm Elliott, and many other well known British actors.
| Starring | Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard, Denholm Elliott, Michael Hordern, Graham Crowden, Roland Culver, David Suchet |
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| Director | Richard Loncraine |
| Studio | ELEVATION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 23 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1983 To Rent: DVD: 29 Jul 2002 |
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Along with Local Hero, this marks a return to the kind of gentle comedy drama that has more in common with the old... read more on Time Out
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Great 2 See Again
It was great to see this film again & introduce my son to a classic Palin film.
Michael Palin & Maggie Smith are a great combination - sheer ... read more » - 486591
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- 21 Oct 2007 at 10:23
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Great 2 See Again
It was great to see this film again & introduce my son to a classic Palin film.
Michael Palin & Maggie Smith are a great combination - sheer ... read more » - 486591
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Not Bad!!
Not a bad film would add to my collection!
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- kenneth bellehewe
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It is not easy to say what is wrong with this movie. Is it the script, the direction, or something else? Palin tries his best to make it work, but it just doesn... read more »
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The Missionary
In this low-key comedy, a missionary (Michael Palin) who is trying to save the souls of prostitutes admits an ever increasing number of them into his "private fold." Soon the priest's "mission" looks more like a brothel. The cast includes Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard, Denholm Elliott, and many other ...
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