To Kill a Priest
| To Kill a Priest | |
|---|---|
France 3 Cinéma | |
| Distributed by | AMLF (France)[1] Columbia Pictures (International) |
Release dates | September 7, 1988 (France) October 13, 1989 (USA) |
Running time | 117 minutes |
| Countries | France USA |
| Language | English |
To Kill a Priest is a 1988
secret police captain set to assassinate him.[3]
Cast
- Christopher Lambert as Father Alek
- Ed Harris as Stefan
- Joss Ackland as Colonel
- Tim Roth as Feliks
- Timothy Spall as Igor
- Pete Postlethwaite as Josef
- Cherie Lunghi as Halina
- Joanne Whalley as Anna
- David Suchet as Bishop
- Jerome Flynn
- Vincent Grass
Discography
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.
Reception
Critical response
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]
References
- UniFrance. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ To Kill a priest review, Entertainment Weekly, April 6, 1990
- ^ To Kill a Priest at AllMovie
- ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/to_kill_a_priest
External links
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