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Deacon Brodie
Release Date: March 08, 1997
Year | : | 1997 |
Slogan | : | «» |
Genres | : | TV Movie, Drama |
Production Companies | : | BBC |
Director | : | Philip Saville |
Producers | : | |
Writers | : | Simon Donald |
RunTime | : | 90 mins. |
Drama based on the true story of Deacon Brodie one of Scotland's most notorious criminals. In 1788 Deacon Brodie a master cabinet maker and town councillor is a rogue and a hedonist. He steals money but gives it back. He attempts to steal a fortune from the city's Customs and Excise office but the attempt fails and he is caught. There is a widely-publicised trial and he is sentenced to death to be hanged on the gallows he designed.
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