Priest (1995)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $4,176,932.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.833 |
Directed By
Antonia Bird
Crew
Jimmy McGovern
Antonia Bird
Mauricio Venegas
George Faber
Pauline Hume
Fred Tammes
Janet Goddard
Jill Taylor
Mark Shivas
Kate Morath
Ann Harrison-Baxter
Andy Roberts
TOP CAST
Linus Roache
Father Greg Pilkington
Tom Wilkinson
Father Matthew Thomas
Robert Carlyle
Graham
Cathy Tyson
Maria Kerrigan
Lesley Sharp
Mrs. Unsworth
Robert Pugh
Mr. Unsworth
Christine Tremarco
Lisa Unsworth
James Ellis
Father Ellerton
Anthony Booth
Tommy
Paul Barber
Charlie
Rio Fanning
Bishop
Marsha Thomason
Nurse
Bill Dean
Altar Boy
Gilly Coman
Ellie Molloy
Fred Pearson
Patrick
Jimmy Gallagher
Mick Molloy
Matyelok Gibbs
Housekeeper
John Bennett
Father Redstone
Mandy Walsh
Guest at wake
Valerie Lilley
Sister Kevin
Kevin Knapman
Boy at Beach
Mauricio Venegas
Chilean band leader
Jimmy Coleman
Funeral Director (as Jim R. Coleman)
Kim Johnson
Mrs. Gobshite
Keith Cole
Mr. Gobshite
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