To Kill a Priest

To Kill a Priest (1988)

A young priest speaks out against the Communist regime in Poland and is killed for it.

Date of release
1988-09-07
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (32)
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
Drama, Thriller, History
Director
Agnieszka Holland

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Lyon and Le Havre

To Kill a Priest is a 1988 drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland. The film tells a story based on the murder, under the Polish Communist regime, of the priest Jerzy Popiełuszko. It stars Christopher Lambert as a fictionalized version of Popiełuszko and Ed Harris as the secret police captain set to assassinate him.

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