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Wikipedia article




'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 priest Jerzy Popieuszko.[http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,317095,00.html To Kill a priest review], 'Entertainment Weekly', April 6, 1990 It stars Christopher Lambert as a fictionalized version of Popieuszko and Ed Harris as the secret police captain set to assassinate him.

Cast



*Christopher Lambert as Father Alek

*Ed Harris as Stefan

*Joss Ackland as Colonel

*Tim Roth as Feliks

*Timothy Spall as Igor

*Pete Postlethwaite as Josef

*Cherie Lunghi as Halina

*Joanne Whalley as Anna

*David Suchet as Bishop

*Jerome Flynn

*Vincent Grass

Discography



The CD soundtrack composed and conducted by Georges Delerue is available on Music Box Records label ([http://www.musicbox-records.com/en/cd-soundtracks/1326-to-kill-a-priest-le-complot.html website]). The main theme, "Crimes of Cain", was written and performed by Joan Baez.

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