---
title: 'To Kill a Priest (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Agnieszka Holland'
released: '1988-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 117
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/to-kill-a-priest-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096280/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# To Kill a Priest (1988)

1988 · 117 min · Drama · France


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Agnieszka Holland](https://cinepixo.com/people/agnieszka-holland)
- **Screenplay:** [Agnieszka Holland](https://cinepixo.com/people/agnieszka-holland)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Georges Delerue](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-delerue)
- **Director of Photography:** [Adam Holender](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-holender)
- **Editor:** [Hervé de Luze](https://cinepixo.com/people/herve-de-luze)

## Cast

- [Janine Darcey](https://cinepixo.com/people/janine-darcey)
- [David Suchet](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-suchet)
- [Paul Crauchet](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-crauchet)
- [Ed Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-harris)
- [Brian Glover](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-glover)
- [André Chaumeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-chaumeau)
- [Joss Ackland](https://cinepixo.com/people/joss-ackland)
- [Anne-Marie Pisani](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-marie-pisani)
- [Cherie Lunghi](https://cinepixo.com/people/cherie-lunghi)
- [Wojciech Pszoniak](https://cinepixo.com/people/wojciech-pszoniak)
- [Tim Roth](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-roth)
- [Raoul Delfosse](https://cinepixo.com/people/raoul-delfosse)
- [Huguette Faget](https://cinepixo.com/people/huguette-faget)
- [Joanne Whalley](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanne-whalley)
- [Éric Dure](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-dure)

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