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To Kill a Priest

Play trailer Poster for To Kill a Priest R,  1989,  1h 56m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 67% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 59% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
67% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 59% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
A Polish militia officer (Ed Harris) plots the assassination of a priest (Christopher Lambert) who supports the Solidarity movement.

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Derek Malcolm Guardian Aug 16, 2021
In short, this is not a bad film. But it isn't the one that could and possibly should have been made. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Jan 1, 2000
2/4
To Kill a Priest is a movie of great, almost crushing, sincerity, but it is so ineptly made that scene after scene strikes the wrong note, or no note at all. Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf BrianOrndorf.com Jul 22, 2011
B-
The initial steps of To Kill a Priest are quite absorbing, generating an effective tension and historical purpose that sustains throughout the picture. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 30, 2005
3/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Dec 2, 2002
3/5
Boo Allen Denton Record-Chronicle Oct 24, 2002
3/5
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Cast & Crew

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Agnieszka Holland

Director

Christopher Lambert

Father Alek

Ed Harris

Stefan

Joanne Whalley

Anna

David Suchet

Bishop

Joss Ackland

Colonel

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To Kill a Priest

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Movie Info

Synopsis A Polish militia officer (Ed Harris) plots the assassination of a priest (Christopher Lambert) who supports the Solidarity movement.
Director
Agnieszka Holland
Producer
Jean-Pierre Alessandri, Timothy Burrill
Screenwriter
Agnieszka Holland, Jean-Yves Pitoun
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 13, 1989, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.0K
Runtime
1h 56m
Sound Mix
Surround
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