The Missionary

The Missionary

Infobox Film
name = The Missionary


caption = American theatrical release poster
director = Richard Loncraine
producer = George Harrison
Denis O'Brien
Michael Palin
Neville C. Thompson
writer = Michael Palin
starring = Michael Palin
Maggie Smith
Trevor Howard
Denholm Elliot
music = Mike Moran
cinematography = Peter Hannan
editing = Paul Green
distributor = Handmade Films Ltd.
released = 2 November 1982
runtime = 90 min
country = United Kingdom
awards =
language = English
budget =
amg_id = 1:32922
imdb_id = 0083449

"The Missionary" is a 1982 British comedy directed by Richard Loncraine, produced by George Harrison, Denis O'Brian, Michael Palin (also the film's writer and co-producer) and Neville C. Thompson. The film stars Palin as Rev. Charles Fortescue, Denholm Elliott as The Bishop of London and Maggie Smith as Lady Isabel Ames.

Fortescue is a missionary returning from Africa after a ten year religious mission to wed his sweetheart who refuses to be touched, and because he has a new assignment. His new assignment is to minister to the prostitutes of London. Lady Ames is to fund the new assignment, but only on the condition that Reverend Fortescue share her bed.

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* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083449/ The Missionary (1982)] at the Internet Movie database - IMDB.com


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