Country: UK
Year: 1984
Duration: 94'
In 1947, during the food-rationing period,
in a town in Yorkshire a pig, Betty, is raised
illegally to celebrate the royal wedding
of Elizabeth and Philip with a banquet.
But one day Betty disappears, stolen by
a couple of mild-mannered newcomers.
A vitriolic portrait of British myths and
rituals written by Alex Bennett, interpreted
by Monty Python’s Michael Palin and
by Maggie Smith.
Biography
film director
Malcolm Mowbray
Malcolm Mowbray (GB/UK, 1961)
FILMOGRAFIA
Premiere (ep. Hanging Around, TV, 1978), BBC2 Playhouse (ep. Days at the Beach, TV,
1981), Objects of Affection (ep. Our Winnie, TV, 1982), A Private Function (Pranzo reale,
1984), Out Cold (Il macellaio, 1989), Don’t Tell Her It’s Me (Non dirle chi sono, 1990), Cadfael (ep. The Virgin in the Ice; ep. Cadfael - I misteri dell’abbazia, ep. La vergine nel ghiaccio, TV, 1995), Pie in the Sky (ep. Devils on Horseback: Part 1, ep. Devils on Horseback: Part 2, mm, TV, 1996), The Revengers’ Comedies (Amori e vendette, 1997), Monsignor Renard (ep. 1.1, ep. 1.2, TV, 2000).
Cast
& Credits
regia/director Malcolm Mowbray
soggetto/story Alan Bennett, Malcolm Mowbray
sceneggiatura/screenplay Alan Bennett
fotografia/cinematography Tony Pierce-Roberts
scenografia/production design Stuart Walker
costumi/costume design Phyllis Dalton
montaggio/film editing Barry Vince
musica/music John Du Prez
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Michael Palin (Gilbert Chilvers), Maggie Smith (Joyce Chilvers), Denholm Elliott (dottor/Dr Charles Swaby),
produttore/producer Mark Shivas
produzione/production HandMade Films
soggetto/story Alan Bennett, Malcolm Mowbray
sceneggiatura/screenplay Alan Bennett
fotografia/cinematography Tony Pierce-Roberts
scenografia/production design Stuart Walker
costumi/costume design Phyllis Dalton
montaggio/film editing Barry Vince
musica/music John Du Prez
interpreti e personaggi/cast and characters
Michael Palin (Gilbert Chilvers), Maggie Smith (Joyce Chilvers), Denholm Elliott (dottor/Dr Charles Swaby),
produttore/producer Mark Shivas
produzione/production HandMade Films