The Missionary
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- Alistair Onesayi NhiwatiwaJune 23, 2025What makes the film charming is its polite irreverence. Palin, always the affable straight man, bumbles through scandalous situations with wide-eyed earnestness. Maggie Smith adds her usual sly brilliance as the aristocratic benefactor with rather unorthodox methods of support, while Trevor Howard grumbles his way through as the bishop who’s had quite enough.
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The Missionary was released on November 5, 1982.
The Missionary was directed by Richard Loncraine.
The Missionary has a runtime of 90m.
The Missionary was produced by Michael Palin, Neville C. Thompson.
In the early 20th century, devout Reverend Charles Fortescue returns to England from his missionary work in Africa and, despite plans to marry his childhood sweetheart, receives a most unusual assignment: minister to the local prostitutes.
The key characters in The Missionary are The Reverend Charles Fortescue (Michael Palin), Lady Isabel Ames (Maggie Smith), Lord Henry Ames (Trevor Howard).
The Missionary is rated R.
The Missionary is a Comedy film.
The Missionary has an audience rating of 4.4 out of 10.
The Missionary has made $7.2M at the box office.