To Kill a Priest

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.

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 as Traffic militiaman
Vincent Grass
Discography

The CD soundtrack composed and conducted by Georges Delerue is available on the Music Box Records label. The main theme, "Crimes of Cain", was written and performed by Joan Baez.

Reception

Critical response

To Kill a Priest has an approval rating of 67% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 6 reviews, and an average rating of 5.8/10.