Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital. |
Note |
Videodisc release of the 1984 motion picture by HandMade Films. |
Cast |
Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliot. |
Credits |
Music by, John Du Prez. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
Summary |
In this delicious 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. |
Language |
English dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
Rationing -- England -- Drama.
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Swine -- Drama.
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Yorkshire (England) -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Palin, Michael.
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Smith, Maggie, 1934-
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Elliott, Denholm.
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Bennett, Alan.
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Du Prez, John.
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Shivas, Mark.
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Mowbray, Malcolm.
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Handmade Films.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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ISBN |
0792855140 |
Music No. |
1004371 MGM Home Entertainment |
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