The Missionary (1982)
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Michael Palin wrote and stars in this comedy as The Reverend Charles Fortescue, an unassuming missionary called back to England after spending ten years in Africa teaching children in a native village. Upon arriving in London, he finds that his new assignment is to take charge of a slum mission for prostitutes. He obtains money for the running of the mission from a wealthy woman, Lady Ames (Maggie Smith), whom he meets on the boat sailing to England from Africa. Lady Ames guarantees Fortescue the money on the condition that he take it upon himself to add a little spice to her dormant sex life. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Starring:
- Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, (more)
- Director(s):
- Richard Loncraine
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Missionary
Michael Palin wrote and stars in this comedy as The Reverend Charles Fortescue, an unassuming missionary called back to England after spending ten years in Africa teaching children in a native village. Upon arriving in London, he finds that his new assignment is to take charge of a slum mission for prostitutes. He obtains money for the running of the mission from a wealthy woman, Lady Ames (Maggie Smith), whom he meets on the boat sailing to England from Africa. Lady Ames guarantees Fortescue the money on the condition that he take it upon himself to add a little spice to her dormant sex life. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 87 mins
Complete Cast of The Missionary
- Michael Palin - Rev. Charles Fortescue
- Trevor Howard - Lord Ames
- Michael Hordern - Slatterthwaite
- Phoebe Nicholls - Deborah
- Tricia George - Ada
- Dawn Archibald
- Hugh Fraser
- Hugh Walters
- Peter Vaughan - McEvoy
- Tony Steedman - Lord Quimby
- Derrick O'Connor - Gym Trainer
- Frank Mills - Sir Cyril Everidge
- Debbie Bishop
- Charles McKeown - Leicester
- Neil Innes - Singer
- Frances Barber
- David Dixon
- Julian Curry - Portland
- Maggie Smith - Lady Ames
- Denholm Elliott - Bishop
- Graham Crowden - Rev. Fitzbanks
- David Suchet - Corbett
- Valerie Whittington - Emmeline
- Anton Lesser
- John Barrett - Limping Old Man
- Tilly Vosburgh
- Sophie Thompson
- Timothy Spall - Parswell
- Sasha Mitchell
- Ceri Jackson
- Damaris Hayman - Lady Quimby
- David Leland - Arthur Pimp
- Arthur Howard
- Roland Culver - Lord Fermleigh
- Rosamond Greenwood - Lady Fermleigh
- Ishaq Bux - Maharajah
- Director(s):
- Richard Loncraine
- Writer(s):
- Michael Palin
- Producer(s):
- Michael Palin, Neville C. Thompson
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Situations, Adult Humor, Not For Children, Brief Nudity, Adult Language)
- Categories:
- Comedy
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