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6.5John McVicar was a London Bad Boy. he graduated to armed bank robbery and was Britain's "Public Enemy No. 1". He was captured and put into a high security prison. Will even the highest security prison be able to hold him? This is the true story of his life, his criminal exploits and his eventual rehabilitation.
Released: 1980-08-01112 minDir: Tom CleggCrime, Drama
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Cast
- Roger Daltrey as John McVicar
- Adam Faith as Walter Probyn
- Cheryl Campbell as Sheila McVicar
- Billy Murray as Joey Davis
- Georgina Hale as Kate
- Steven Berkoff as Ronnie Harrison
Themes
- prison
- based on true story
- criminal
- 1960s
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1980 British films1980 crime drama films1980 English-language films1980 films1980s biographical drama films1980s prison drama filmsBritish biographical drama filmsBritish independent filmsBritish prison drama filmsCrown International Pictures filmsEnglish-language biographical drama filmsEnglish-language crime drama filmsFilms based on non-fiction booksFilms directed by Tom Clegg (director)Films set in County DurhamFilms set in LondonFilms shot at Pinewood StudiosRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release date