The Hour of the Pig (Original title)L' Heure Du Cochon (Alternative title)The Advocate (Alternative title)
Dates: 1993 (Copyright), 21 January 1994 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, FranceDirector: Leslie Megahey
Synopsis: A drama set in medieval France, where a lawyer is called upon to defend a pig accused of murdering a young boy. Drama set in medieval France, when animals were accused of crimes and tried in court with counsel. A band of Jewish gypsies arrive in a village, and their prize pig is arrested and accused of killing a young boy. A beautiful gypsy woman asks a young defense lawyer to help get the pig acquitted.
Genre: Period drama
Series title:
TV Transmissions
Date: 26 December 1995Broadcast channel: BBC2Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 22:00-23:55Slot duration: 115 minsNetwork
Date: 28 April 2008Broadcast channel: BBC FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 23:10-01:00Slot duration: 110 minsDigital Terrestrial
Title: The Advocate: Law, Fabliaux, and the Journey to ModernismAuthor: BLANCH, Robert J. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Essay on L.Megahey's The ADVOCATE, which 'portrays graphical ly the tensions/conflicts that are both responsible for & re flective of the evolution of a materialist culture of the tr ansformational process where the medieval becomes the mode
In: Télérama n2481 30 Jul 1997 Page: 87
Title: [Télérama - n2481 30 Jul 1997: no known title]Author: I.D.[DANEL, Isabelle] Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: Brief credits and review
In: Le Film Francais n2623 2 Aug 1996 Page: 1
Title: Sortie surpriseArticle type: NoteLanguage: French
In: Sight and Sound v5 n3 March 1995 Page: 62
Title: [Sight and Sound - v5 n3 March 1995: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: Sight and Sound v4 n9 September 1994 Page: 56
Title: [Sight and Sound - v4 n9 September 1994: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: In Camera Summer 1994 Page: 17
Title: Through the artist's eye.Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article looking at the career and work of cinematographer John Hooper, especially his latest film THE HOUR OF THE PIG.
In: Empire n56 February 1994 Page: 30
Title: [Empire - n56 February 1994: no known title]Author: NEWMAN, Kim Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v4 n2 February 1994 Page: 53
Title: [Sight and Sound - v4 n2 February 1994: no known title]Author: STRICK, Philip Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International vLFF nSupp/7 15 Nov 1993 Page: 5
Title: Profiles: Leslie MegaheyAuthor: DOBSON, Patricia Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Profile of Leslie Megahey with an interview focussing on The HOUR OF THE PIG, which was screened at the 1993 London Film Festival
In: Variety 25 Oct 1993 Page: 82
Title: [Variety - 25 Oct 1993: no known title]Author: NESSELSON, Lisa Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n938 17 Dec 1993 Page: 19
Title: The Hour of The PigAuthor: DOBSON, Patricia Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Studio Magazine n68 December 1992 Page: 44
Title: Valmont au moyen ageArticle type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: In post-production - brief details.
In: Screen International n870 14 Aug 1992 Page: 6
Title: Top UK talent aboard BBC Screen Two slateAuthor: BATEMAN, Louise Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: The BBC is to make 8 new feature films, 4 of which will be intended for theatrical release. The films will all air in the Screen Two slot
In: Screen International n876 25 Sep 1992 Page: 21
Title: [Screen International - n876 25 Sep 1992: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Author: SHIPPEY, Tom Pages: 257 p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 108 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-854708
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(2)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 108 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-854708
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: 1-inch C-FormatDuration: 108 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1995-12-26BFI identifier: C-854623
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1423236
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Dates: 1993 (Copyright), 21 January 1994 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, FranceDirector: Leslie Megahey
Synopsis: A drama set in medieval France, where a lawyer is called upon to defend a pig accused of murdering a young boy. Drama set in medieval France, when animals were accused of crimes and tried in court with counsel. A band of Jewish gypsies arrive in a village, and their prize pig is arrested and accused of killing a young boy. A beautiful gypsy woman asks a young defense lawyer to help get the pig acquitted.
Genre: Period drama
Series title:
TV Transmissions
Date: 26 December 1995Broadcast channel: BBC2Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 22:00-23:55Slot duration: 115 minsNetwork
Date: 28 April 2008Broadcast channel: BBC FourCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 23:10-01:00Slot duration: 110 minsDigital Terrestrial
Credits
(67)
©: BBC Films, CiBy 2000, Production Company: BBC Films, Production Company: CiBy 2000, With the participation of: British Screen, European Co-Production Fund (UK), Executive Producer: Michael Wearing, Executive Producer: Claudine Sainderichin, Producer: David M. Thompson, Associate Producer: Dave Edwards, Production Executive: Jill Pack, Production Manager: David Mason, Production Manager (France): Jean-Claude Charrat, [Production] Co-ordinator: Aude Girard, Location Manager (France): Jean-Michel Ardoin, Assistant Director (1st): Pip Short, Assistant Director (2nd): Lindsay Trenholme, Debbi Slater, Casting: Joyce Nettles, Screenplay: Leslie Megahey, Director of Photography: John Hooper, Camera Operator: Nigel Willoughby, Camera Operator (2nd Unit): Philip Sindall, Camera Operator (France 2nd Unit): Ian Punter, Marc Falchier, Steadicam Operator (France): Jacques Monge, Bernard Wuthrich, Special Effects: Stuart Brisdon, Special Effects Technician: John Vanderpool, Editor: Isabelle Dedieu, Production Designer: Bruce Macadie, Art Director: Jane Broomfield, Art Director (France): Jacques Mollon, Art Director (UK): Jane Shepherd, Scenic Artist: Brian Hunt, Scenic Artist: Peter Nurse, Costume Designer: Anna Buruma, Wardrobe Supervisor: Lyn Avery, Make-up Design: Jan Sewell, Make-up Artist: Victoria Voller, Darren Phillips, Make-up Artist (France): Catherine Bruchon, Chantal Antoine, Title Design: Plume Partners, Opticals: Optical Partnership, Opticals: Westbury Design & Optical, Music: Alexandre Desplat, Period Music: William Lyons, The Dufay Collective, Music Recordist: John Timperley, Gérard Chiron, Choreography: Jane Gibson, Choreography: Deborah Pope, Sound Recordist: Daniel Brisseau, Sound Re-recordist: Paul Hamblin, Sound Editor: Joe Walker, Dialogue Editor: Stephen Young, Digital [Sound] Effects: Andy Kennedy, Sound Effects Editor: Chris Hainstock, ADR Recordist: Ted Swanscott, Foley Artist: Julie Ankerson, Foley Artist: John Fewell, Foley Recordist: Ted Swanscott, Stunt Co-ordinator: Mario Luraschi, Animal Handler: Joe Henson, Wayne Docksey
Cast
(36)
Colin Firth (Richard Courtois), Ian Holm (Albertus), Donald Pleasence (Pincheon), Amina Annabi (Samira), Elizabeth Spriggs (Madame Langlois), Sophie Dix (Maria), Harriet Walter (Jeannine Martin), Jim Carter (Mathieu), Vincent Grass (Bailiff Labatier), Nicol Williamson (Seigneur Jehan d'Auferre), Lysette Anthony (Filette d'Auferre), Michael Gough (Magistrate Boniface), Joanna Dunham (Lady Catherine), Justin Chadwick (Gerard), Jean-Pierre Stewart (sheriff), Ralph Nossek (Poiccard), Michael Cronin (dark stranger), Emil Wolk (print seller), Raoul Delfosse (blind Georges), Dave Atkins (Vallière), François Lalande (builder), Vernon Dobtcheff (apothecary), Sami Bouajila (Mahmoud), Peter Hudson (sheriff's officer), Charles Dale, Gordon Langford Rowe (witness), Judy Pascoe, Roy Evans, Robert Putt (travelling player), Melissa Wilks (young girl), David Larkin (young boy), Patricia Psaltopoulos (peasant woman), Alain Blazquez (cuckolded man), Isabelle Marcoz, Marie-Pierre Cascales (woman in coach), Jean-Jacques Charliot (Roger Landrier)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(14)
In: Literature/Film Quarterly v29 n4 2001 Pages: 303-314Title: The Advocate: Law, Fabliaux, and the Journey to ModernismAuthor: BLANCH, Robert J. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Essay on L.Megahey's The ADVOCATE, which 'portrays graphical ly the tensions/conflicts that are both responsible for & re flective of the evolution of a materialist culture of the tr ansformational process where the medieval becomes the mode
In: Télérama n2481 30 Jul 1997 Page: 87
Title: [Télérama - n2481 30 Jul 1997: no known title]Author: I.D.[DANEL, Isabelle] Article type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: Brief credits and review
In: Le Film Francais n2623 2 Aug 1996 Page: 1
Title: Sortie surpriseArticle type: NoteLanguage: French
In: Sight and Sound v5 n3 March 1995 Page: 62
Title: [Sight and Sound - v5 n3 March 1995: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: Sight and Sound v4 n9 September 1994 Page: 56
Title: [Sight and Sound - v4 n9 September 1994: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: In Camera Summer 1994 Page: 17
Title: Through the artist's eye.Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Article looking at the career and work of cinematographer John Hooper, especially his latest film THE HOUR OF THE PIG.
In: Empire n56 February 1994 Page: 30
Title: [Empire - n56 February 1994: no known title]Author: NEWMAN, Kim Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Sight and Sound v4 n2 February 1994 Page: 53
Title: [Sight and Sound - v4 n2 February 1994: no known title]Author: STRICK, Philip Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International vLFF nSupp/7 15 Nov 1993 Page: 5
Title: Profiles: Leslie MegaheyAuthor: DOBSON, Patricia Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Profile of Leslie Megahey with an interview focussing on The HOUR OF THE PIG, which was screened at the 1993 London Film Festival
In: Variety 25 Oct 1993 Page: 82
Title: [Variety - 25 Oct 1993: no known title]Author: NESSELSON, Lisa Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Screen International n938 17 Dec 1993 Page: 19
Title: The Hour of The PigAuthor: DOBSON, Patricia Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Studio Magazine n68 December 1992 Page: 44
Title: Valmont au moyen ageArticle type: CreditsLanguage: French
Description: In post-production - brief details.
In: Screen International n870 14 Aug 1992 Page: 6
Title: Top UK talent aboard BBC Screen Two slateAuthor: BATEMAN, Louise Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: The BBC is to make 8 new feature films, 4 of which will be intended for theatrical release. The films will all air in the Screen Two slot
In: Screen International n876 25 Sep 1992 Page: 21
Title: [Screen International - n876 25 Sep 1992: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: Film and fiction: reviewing the Middle AgesAuthor: SHIPPEY, Tom Pages: 257 p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(3)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 108 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-854708
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Video materials(2)
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 108 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-854708
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: 1-inch C-FormatDuration: 108 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1995-12-26BFI identifier: C-854623
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1423236
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status