Product Details

• Actors: Christopher Lambert, Ed Harris, Joss Ackland, Tim Roth, Timothy Spall
• Directors: Agnieszka Holland
• Writers: Agnieszka Holland, Michael Cooper, Jean-Yves Pitoun
• Producers: Jean-Pierre Alessandri, Marie-Christine Lefebvre, Michael Cooper, Timothy Burrill
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home E
• VHS Release Date: April 11, 1990
• Run Time: 117 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301628829
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #235,622 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lambert - An Actor, May 7, 2002

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Phlegyas (Swansea, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: To Kill a Priest [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I sincerely never thought much of C. Lambert. For me he was a great Highlander and never would he be nothing more. Then one day I watched To Kill a Priest, mainly because I highly respect Harris' acting abilities. The movie raised some strong emotions within me and seriously I am not one of those crying when watching movies. I am not one of those that went for Titanic and never was I moved by Holywood's sad tales. This one did move me though and perhaps I am being over-emotional with my 4-star rating but I believe that it is highly deserved. If this movie will not make you think of Lambert as an actor, nothing will.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars To Kill A Priest--review, November 27, 1999

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Karen A. Purewal (ohio,USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: To Kill a Priest [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The movie is based on the murder of a Polish dissident Catholic priest two decades ago as the Poles formed Solidarnosz in protest against the communist gevernment. The film is gritty and spare,mirroring the country at the time. Christopher Lambert is wonderfully believable as the priest who would do anything to help his countrymen while putting aside his own feelings of love,despair,fear,insecurity,and rage. His arch rival is a demented psychotic who is torn between his own deep religious feelings and the need for power and control by killing and destruction. The backdrop of schizophrenic Eastern Europe's political conflict,accurately portrayed on the streets,in the homes,and in the churches,add to the tense richness of this film. One of Lambert's better films,this is a must see for those who bask in a country where religious and political freedom is taken for granted. Lambert's Father Alex reminds us that it has not been so long ago that a man could be tortured and killed for his beliefs,and it could happen in this country if we yawn and ignore the strident voices of the religious right wing holding hands with the political right.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Deserving a widescreen DVD release, February 14, 2008

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Sheri Richardson (Formerly San Jose, CA US, now in the Wilds of OR US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: To Kill a Priest [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Excellent performances abound. Christopher Lambert in one of his early acting (rather than more recent "movie star") roles. Joss Ackland is his stalwart, dependable best. But it's Ed Harris's flick, one for the portfolio, at a time when he was still (largely) flying under everyone's radar. This reviewer's introduction to Tim Roth and Pete Postlethwaite, as well. Memorable stuff.

Looking forward to seeing director Holland's fine Solidarity tale on a remastered, anamorphic widescreen DVD.