The Missionary, the Glossary
The Missionary is a 1982 British comedy film directed by Richard Loncraine, and starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith.[1]
Table of Contents
31 relations: Africa, Butler, Church of England, Comedy film, David Suchet, Defrocking, Denholm Elliott, Denis O'Brien (producer), England, Father, George Harrison, Graham Crowden, HandMade Films, Harold Davidson, London Docklands, Maggie Smith, Michael Hordern, Michael Moran (music producer), Michael Palin, Missionary, Neil Innes, Peter Hannan (cinematographer), Phoebe Nicholls, Prostitution, Richard Loncraine, Roland Culver, Rosamund Greenwood, Screenonline, Timothy Spall, Trevor Howard, Vice.
- 1980s historical comedy films
- Films about prostitution in the United Kingdom
- Films directed by Richard Loncraine
- Films set in 1906
- Films with screenplays by Michael Palin
- HandMade Films films
- Works about missionaries
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia.
Butler
A butler is a person who works in a house serving and is a domestic worker in a large household.
Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies.
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Comedy film
Comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor.
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David Suchet
Sir David Courtney SuchetEngland & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007 (born 2 May 1946) is an English actor known for his work on stage and in television.
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Defrocking
Defrocking, unfrocking, degradation, or laicization of clergy is the removal of their rights to exercise the functions of the ordained ministry.
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Denholm Elliott
Denholm Mitchell Elliott (31 May 1922 – 6 October 1992) was an English actor.
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Denis O'Brien (producer)
Denis O'Brien (September 12, 1941 – December 3, 2021) was an American attorney, best-known as the business manager of George Harrison of the Beatles and co-founder of the film studio HandMade Films.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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Father
A father is the male parent of a child.
George Harrison
George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles.
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Graham Crowden
Clement Graham Crowden (30 November 1922 – 19 October 2010) was a Scottish actor.
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HandMade Films
HandMade Films was a British film production and distribution company.
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Harold Davidson
Harold Francis Davidson (14 July 1875 – 30 July 1937), generally known as the Rector of Stiffkey, was a Church of England priest who in 1932, after a public scandal, was convicted of immorality by a church court and defrocked.
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London Docklands
London Docklands is the riverfront and former docks in London.
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Maggie Smith
Dame Margaret Natalie Smith (born 28 December 1934) is an English actress.
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Michael Hordern
Sir Michael Murray Hordern, CBE (3 October 19112 May 1995)Morley, Sheridan.
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Michael Moran (music producer)
Michael Moran (born 4 March 1948) is an English musician, songwriter, composer and record producer.
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Michael Palin
Sir Michael Edward Palin (born 5 May 1943) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter.
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Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group who is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.
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Neil Innes
Neil James Innes (9 December 1944 – 29 December 2019) was an English writer, comedian and musician.
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Peter Hannan (cinematographer)
Peter Hannan (born 1 February 1941 in Sydney) is an Australian cinematographer who spent the majority of his career in Great Britain.
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Phoebe Nicholls
Phoebe Sarah Nicholls (born 7 April 1957) is an English film, television, and stage actress.
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Prostitution
Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual activity in exchange for payment.
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Richard Loncraine
Richard Loncraine (born 20 October 1946) is a British film and television director.
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Roland Culver
Roland Joseph Culver, (31 August 1900 – 1 March 1984) was an English stage, film, and television actor.
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Rosamund Greenwood
Rosamund Mary Von Pokorny (12 June 1907 – 15 July 1997) better known as Rosamund Greenwood, was a British actress who was active on screen from 1935 until 1990.
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Screenonline
Screenonline is a website about the history of British film, television and social history as documented by film and television.
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Timothy Spall
Timothy Leonard Spall (born 27 February 1957) is an English actor and presenter.
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Trevor Howard
Trevor Wallace Howard-Smith (29 September 1913 – 7 January 1988) was an English stage, film, and television actor.
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Vice
A vice is a practice, behaviour, or habit generally considered morally wrong in the associated society.
See also
1980s historical comedy films
- Arrivano i bersaglieri
- Borrowing Matchsticks
- Guru Shishyaru (1981 film)
- Il Marchese del Grillo
- Secondo Ponzio Pilato
- The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
- The Missionary
- The Rogues (film)
- The Secret Nights of Lucrezia Borgia
- Without a Clue
Films about prostitution in the United Kingdom
- Cool It Carol!
- Escort Girls
- Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
- Gypo (film)
- Half Moon Street (film)
- Hussy
- Ill Manors
- Irina Palm
- Last Night in Soho
- London to Brighton
- Man Dancin'
- Mona Lisa (film)
- Mrs. Warren's Profession (film)
- Passport to Shame
- Personal Services
- Poor Cow
- Postcards from London
- Pretenders (2018 film)
- Prostitute (1980 film)
- Rattle of a Simple Man
- Somewhere to Run
- Stella Does Tricks
- The Flesh Is Weak
- The Lost Son (film)
- The Missionary
- The Receptionist
- The Seasoning House
- Underworld (1985 film)
- Waterloo Bridge (1931 film)
- Waterloo Bridge (1940 film)
- What the Swedish Butler Saw
Films directed by Richard Loncraine
- 5 Flights Up
- Bellman and True
- Brimstone and Treacle
- Finding Your Feet
- Firewall (film)
- Full Circle (1977 film)
- My House in Umbria
- My One and Only (film)
- Richard III (1995 film)
- Secret Orchards
- Slade in Flame
- The Gathering Storm (2002 film)
- The Missionary
- The Special Relationship (film)
- Wide-Eyed and Legless
- Wimbledon (film)
Films set in 1906
- A Dangerous Method
- Ah, Wilderness! (film)
- Bite the Bullet (film)
- Christine (1958 film)
- Darling, How Could You!
- Death Smiles on a Murderer
- Der Hauptmann von Köpenick (1997 film)
- Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
- Holy Matrimony (1943 film)
- Horror Express
- In Old Oklahoma
- Johnny Come Lately
- Life's Greatest Game
- Madame Solario (film)
- Neverland (miniseries)
- San Francisco (1936 film)
- Saving Mr. Banks
- Summer Holiday (1948 film)
- The Captain from Köpenick (1926 film)
- The Captain from Köpenick (1931 film)
- The Captain from Köpenick (1945 film)
- The Captain from Köpenick (1956 film)
- The Feasts of Belshazzar, or a Night with Stalin
- The Lost City of Z (film)
- The Missionary
- The Real Glory
- The Red Baron (2008 film)
- The Spiral Staircase (1946 film)
- The Woman in Black (2012 film)
- Winchester (film)
Films with screenplays by Michael Palin
- American Friends
- And Now for Something Completely Different
- East of Ipswich
- Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- Monty Python's Life of Brian
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
- Secrets (Black and Blue)
- The Missionary
- Time Bandits
HandMade Films films
- 127 Hours
- A Private Function
- Bheja Fry (film)
- Bullshot (film)
- Cold Dog Soup (film)
- Fifty Dead Men Walking
- Five Corners (film)
- How to Get Ahead in Advertising
- Hulla
- Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
- Manolete (film)
- Mona Lisa (film)
- Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
- Monty Python's Life of Brian
- Nuns on the Run
- Planet 51
- Shanghai Surprise
- The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
- The Long Good Friday
- The Missionary
- Time Bandits
- Track 29
- Venom (1981 film)
- Water (1985 film)
- Withnail and I
Works about missionaries
- A Converted British Family Sheltering a Christian Missionary from the Persecution of the Druids
- Civilization (Bob Hilliard and Carl Sigman song)
- Missionary: Impossible
- The Exile (Buck book)
- The Last Days of John Allen Chau
- The Missionary
- The Missionary: An Indian Tale
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Missionary
Also known as The Missionary (film).