To Kill a Priest | |
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Directed by | Agnieszka Holland |
Screenplay by | Agnieszka Holland Jean-Yves Pitoun |
Story by | Agnieszka Holland |
Produced by | Jean-Pierre Alessandri |
Starring |
Christopher Lambert Ed Harris David Suchet Tim Roth Joanne Whalley Pete Postlethwaite Cherie Lunghi Joss Ackland |
Cinematography | Adam Holender |
Edited by | Hervé de Luze |
Music by | Georges Delerue |
Production company | |
Distributed by |
AMLF (France)
[1] Columbia Pictures (International) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
Countries | France United States |
Language | English |
To Kill a Priest is a 1988 drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland. The film tells a story based on the murder, under the Polish communist regime, of priest Jerzy Popiełuszko. [2] It stars Christopher Lambert as a fictionalized version of Popiełuszko and Ed Harris as the secret police captain set to assassinate him. [3]
The CD soundtrack composed and conducted by Georges Delerue is available on Music Box Records label ( website). The main theme, "Crimes of Cain", was written and performed by Joan Baez.
To Kill a Priest has an approval rating of 67% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 6 reviews, and an average rating of 5.8/10. [4]
To Kill a Priest | |
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![]() Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Agnieszka Holland |
Screenplay by | Agnieszka Holland Jean-Yves Pitoun |
Story by | Agnieszka Holland |
Produced by | Jean-Pierre Alessandri |
Starring |
Christopher Lambert Ed Harris David Suchet Tim Roth Joanne Whalley Pete Postlethwaite Cherie Lunghi Joss Ackland |
Cinematography | Adam Holender |
Edited by | Hervé de Luze |
Music by | Georges Delerue |
Production company | |
Distributed by |
AMLF (France)
[1] Columbia Pictures (International) |
Release dates |
|
Running time | 117 minutes |
Countries | France United States |
Language | English |
To Kill a Priest is a 1988 drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland. The film tells a story based on the murder, under the Polish communist regime, of priest Jerzy Popiełuszko. [2] It stars Christopher Lambert as a fictionalized version of Popiełuszko and Ed Harris as the secret police captain set to assassinate him. [3]
The CD soundtrack composed and conducted by Georges Delerue is available on Music Box Records label ( website). The main theme, "Crimes of Cain", was written and performed by Joan Baez.
To Kill a Priest has an approval rating of 67% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 6 reviews, and an average rating of 5.8/10. [4]