Overview:
In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to England, where his bishop gives him his new assignment - to minister to London's prostitutes.| Status: | Released (1982-11-02) |
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| BoxOffice: | $7,241,180 |
| Screen: | Michael Palin |
| Productions: | Handmade Films, Columbia Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | Deutsch, English |
Posters
Recommendations
Casts
- 383: Michael Palin - The Reverend Charles Fortescue
- 10978: Maggie Smith - Lady Isabel Ames
- 12726: Trevor Howard - Lord Henry Ames
- 656: Denholm Elliott - The Bishop of London
- 10654: Graham Crowden - Fitzbanks
- 3930: Phoebe Nicholls - Deborah Fitzbanks
- 39741: Michael Hordern - Slatterthewaite/Narrator
Crews
- 33315: Richard Loncraine - Director - Directing
- 383: Michael Palin - Writer - Writing
- 391: Norman Garwood - Art Direction - Art
- 10593: George Harrison - Executive Producer - Production
- 61865: Denis O'Brien - Executive Producer - Production
- 1057320: Neville C. Thompson - Producer - Production
- 383: Michael Palin - Producer - Production
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Reviews
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Review text:
Although he does well enough here, I couldn’t ever get the vision of Michael Palin as a sort of “Ripping Yarns” character throughout this pretty weak vehicle for himself and Maggie Smith. It’s the turn of the 20th century and “Fortescue” (Palin) has been brought back to London from A ....
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