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Priest (1995)

In a world of rituals, in a place of secrets, a man must choose between keeping the faith and exposing the truth.

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Antonia Bird

Synopsis

Father Greg Pilkington is torn between his call as a conservative Catholic priest and his secret life as a homosexual with a gay lover, frowned upon by the Church. Upon hearing the confession of a young girl of her incestuous father, Greg enters an intensely emotional spiritual struggle deciding between choosing morals over religion and one life over another.

Actors

Linus Roache
Linus Roache
Father Greg Pilkington
Tom Wilkinson
Tom Wilkinson
Father Matthew Thomas
Robert Carlyle
Robert Carlyle
Graham
Cathy Tyson
Cathy Tyson
Maria Kerrigan
Lesley Sharp
Lesley Sharp
Mrs. Unsworth
Robert Pugh
Robert Pugh
Mr. Unsworth
Christine Tremarco
Christine Tremarco
Lisa Unsworth
James Ellis
James Ellis
Father Ellerton
Tony Booth
Tony Booth
Tommy
Paul Barber
Paul Barber
Charlie
Rio Fanning
Rio Fanning
Bishop
Marsha Thomason
Marsha Thomason
Nurse
Bill Dean
Bill Dean
Altar Boy
Gilly Coman
Gilly Coman
Ellie Molloy
Fred Pearson
Fred Pearson
Patrick
Jimmy Gallagher
Jimmy Gallagher
Mick Molloy
Matyelok Gibbs
Matyelok Gibbs
Housekeeper
John Bennett
John Bennett
Father Redstone
Mandy Walsh
Mandy Walsh
Guest at wake
Valerie Lilley
Valerie Lilley
Sister Kevin
Kevin Knapman
Kevin Knapman
Boy at Beach
Mauricio Venegas
Mauricio Venegas
Chilean band leader
Jimmy Coleman
Jimmy Coleman
Funeral Director (as Jim R. Coleman)
Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson
Mrs. Gobshite
Keith Cole
Keith Cole
Mr. Gobshite

Crews

Antonia Bird
Antonia Bird
Director
Jimmy McGovern
Jimmy McGovern
Writer
Mauricio Venegas
Mauricio Venegas
Additional Soundtrack
George Faber
George Faber
Producer
Mark Shivas
Mark Shivas
Executive Producer
Fred Tammes
Fred Tammes
Director of Photography
Janet Goddard
Janet Goddard
Casting
Jill Taylor
Jill Taylor
Costume Design
Pauline Hume
Pauline Hume
Title Graphics
Kate Morath
Kate Morath
Boom Operator
Ann Harrison-Baxter
Ann Harrison-Baxter
Location Manager

Trailers and other movies

Priest 1994

Posters and backgrounds

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