Priest (1994)


Priest
Release Date12 September 1994
US Box Office$4,000,000
TaglineIn a world of rituals, in a place of secrets, a man must choose between keeping the faith and exposing the truth.
GenreDrama
CountryUK
Filming LocationsBlundellsands, Merseyside, England, UK
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassGay & Lesbian Films
MoodFood for Thought
ThemesWork Ethics, Members of the Clergy
TonesSexual, Lurid, Stylized, Tense, Confrontational, Disturbing, Cynical, Slick
TagsCatholic, Celibacy, Church, Crisis Of Conscience, Homosexual, Housekeeper, Incest, Parish, Priest

Priest is a 1994 British drama film directed by Antonia Bird. The screenplay by Jimmy McGovern focuses on a Roman Catholic priest as he struggles with two issues that precipitate a crisis of faith.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Father Greg Pilkington

Father Matthew Thomas

Maria Kerrigan

Mrs. Unsworth

Robert Pugh
Mr. Unsworth

James Ellis
Father Ellerton

Lisa Unsworth

Charlie

Rio Fanning
Bishop

Jim R. Coleman
Funeral director

Bill Dean
Altar boy

Gilly Coman
Ellie Molloy

Fred Pearson
Patrick

Jimmy Gallagher
Mick Molloy

Anthony Booth
Tommy

Giuseppe Murphy
Man in lift

Kim Johnson
Mrs. Gobshite

Keith Cole
Mr. Gobshite

Adrian Luty
Jehovah's Witness

Mandy Walsh
Guest at wake

Stephanie Roscoe
Guest at Wake

Ann Haydn-Edwards
Guest at Wake

Mike Haydn
Guest at Wake

Bobby Martino
Bobby

Victoria Arnold
Girl in Confessional

Gareth Potsig
Boy Car Thief

Ray Williams
Boy with Stutter

Sister Kevin

Kevin Knapman
Boy at Beach

Michael Ananins
Charge Sergeant

Mickey Jones
Reporter

Housekeeper

John Bennett
Father Redstone

Charley Wilde
Tommy's Child

Euan Blair
Tommy's child

Rupert Pearson
Man on Skateboard

Mauricio Venegas
Chilean band leader

Director

Antonia Bird
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Producer

Jimmy McGovern
writer

George Faber
producer

Joanna Newbery
associate producer

Mark Shivas
executive producer

Josephine Ward
producer

Original Music

Andy Roberts
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Cinematographer

Fred Tammes
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Editor

Susan Spivey
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Casting Director

Janet Goddard
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Production Designer

Raymond Langhorn
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Art Director

Sue Pow
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Costume Designer

Jill Taylor
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Makeup Department

Carol Galley
assistant makeup artist

Ann Humphreys
hair stylist, makeup artist

Production Manager

Paul Judges
production manager

Ruth S. Mayorcas
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jamie Annett
second assistant director

Brett Fallis
first assistant director

Fiona Murray
third assistant director

Amanda Neal
second assistant director

Art Department

Lena Kelsall
production buyer

Debbie Reynolds
design assistant

Sound Department

Mark Auguste
dialogue editor

Gordon Brown
assistant dialogue editor

Dennis Cartwright
sound recordist

Jan Cholawo
dialogue editor

Roger Mitchell
supervising sound editor

Kate Morath
boom operator

Adrian Rhodes
dubbing mixer

Hugh Strain
dubbing mixer

Steve Thomas
boom operator

Aad Wirtz
dubbing mixer

Camera and Electrical Department

Steve Blake
gaffer

Nigel Slatter
camera operator: second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jane Hamnett
assistant costume designer

Sarah Moore
costume stand-by

Editorial Department

Maria Walker
assistant film editor

Other Crew

Cecilia Coleshaw
script supervisor

Colette Fenlon-Byatt
choreographer: children

Frances Graham
production coordinator

Lisa Gravelle
location manager

Mary Hare
production coordinator

Ann Harrison-Baxter
location manager

Pauline Hume
title designer

fight arranger

Geoffrey Paget
production executive

Anna Price
script editor

Donna Rolfe
location manager

Production Company

BBC Television Centre
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Electric Pictures
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Miramax Films
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PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
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Distributor

Miramax Films

Argentina Video Home

Concorde-Castle RockTurner

Eurocine

Golem Distribución

Homescreen

Miramax Home Entertainment
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Monopole-Pathé

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