The Missionary

1982

Action / Comedy

5
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 44% · 5 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 44% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 2969 3K

Plot summary

In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to England, where his bishop gives him his new assignment - to minister to London's prostitutes.

Director

Richard Loncraine Photo
Richard Loncraine

Top cast

Trevor Howard Photo
Trevor Howard as Lord Henry Ames
Roland Culver Photo
Roland Culver as Lord Fermleigh
Janine Duvitski Photo
Janine Duvitski as Millicent, Ames' Maid
Dawn Archibald Photo
Dawn Archibald as Mission Girl
720p.BluRay
792.33 MB
1280*528
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 26 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by writers_reign 6 / 10

Ames And The Man

Reviewed by funkyfry 7 / 10

good dry farce

Fun dry comedy by Python writer Michael Palin, who also stars as a missionary sent to the slums of England to minister to prostitutes. He's stuck in a silly traditional courtship with the fetching but anal retentive Deborah (Phoebe Nicholls) and a bizarre romance of a totally different nature with the wealthy Lady Isabel Ames (Maggie Smith).Of course the best parts of the movie are the ones that let Smith and Palin play off each other, and they're both such wonderful talents that it's enough to carry some parts of the film that seem a bit obvious. There are some good supporting performances too, especially Denholm Elliot as a bishop with rather earthly tastes who nevertheless disproves of Palin's methods in spreading the "good word" to the various fallen women.I rarely found myself laughing out loud, but I did greatly enjoy the movie. It was pleasant to watch, doesn't really offer that much in the way of gags but also isn't very demanding in general to watch. I found myself really hoping that there are more movies like this with Maggie Smith, and I've always been a fan of Palin so it was quite an enjoyable film for me.
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