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To Kill a Priest

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To Kill a Priest
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R,1hr 50min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Release:
1989
Director:
Agnieszka Holland
Starring:
Christopher Lambert, Ed Harris, Joanne Whalley  ...more
Synopsis: One of the first films by Polish director Agnieszka Holland to gain international acclaim, this drama is a joint French-American production based loosely on the real-life story of the dissident Polish priest Jerzy Popieluszko. In the early 1980s, as the democracy and labor movement known as Solidarity was challenging Soviet authority in Poland, an outspoken priest, Father Alek (Christopher Lambert), defies martial law and continues to rally followers around the cause of Solidarity. The Soviet-controlled ... Full Synopsis
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Brian J. Dillard, AMG Review
Although it lacks the tragicomic punch of Europa, Europa, her next directorial effort, this thoughtful 1989 film by Polish New Wave director Agnieszka Holland explores the same themes of sullied ideals and institutional barbarism that thread through much of her varied oeuvre. Ed Harris gives a compelling lead performance as Stefan, the Communist loyalist let down by his party and inexplicably stirred ... Full Review
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Christopher Lambert
Father Alek
Ed Harris
Stefan
Joanne Whalley
Anna
Joss Ackland
Colonel
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