The story of the real-life Scottish criminal who spent a decade in and out of British prisons is the subject of this film directed by John MacKenzie (Long Good Friday) and produced by Beatle George Harrison’s company, Hand Made Films. The life of the violent criminal is captivating, for, following his turbulent years in and out of captivity, his later years saw him marrying a psychiatrist and supervising efforts at rehabilitating convicts.
Director: John Mackenzie.
Writers: Peter McDougall, Jimmy Boyle (book).
Stars: David Hayman, Jake D’Arcy, Sean Scanlan, Alex Norton, John Murtagh, Roy Hanlon, martin Black, Fulton Mackay, Hector Nicol, Bill Barclay, Alexander West, Lesley Mackie, Frank Welshman, Kate Gardiner, Jan Wilson, Jimmy Martin, Billy Jeffrey, Myra Forsyth, Scott Douglas, James Macdoald, Jim Boyce, Bruce McKenzie, Vince Cunningham, David Anderson, Anne Myatt, Gaylie Runciman, Irene Sunters, John Stahl, Jim Byars, Monica Brady, Jim GIbb, David Stewart, George Morgan, Jimmy Yuill, Billy Riddoch, Paul Kermack, Gerry Slevin, Ron Paterson, Hugh Martin, Ken Drury, Farrell Sheridan, Bill Armour, P.H. Moriarty, Jackie Farrell, Jeff Norton, John McGlynn, Gordon Taylor.
Cinematographer: Chris Menges.
Composers: Rory Gallagher, Frankie Miller.
1982 BAFTA Awards – Nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Play.
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Don’t sleep on this one. Fantastic performances and story, & direction by John Mackenzie. One of my favorite crime films of the era. The ending is amazing. Grateful for the opportunity to see it again, thank you!
Accordimg to prisonmovies.net the grainy movie is full of senseless violence and “goes nowhere”. I will skip.