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The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce (2009)

Hunger Has No Limit

Genre : History

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : Michael James Rowland
Writer : Michael James Rowland, Nial Fulton

Synopsis

Eight men escape from the most isolated prison on earth. Only one man survives and the story he recounts shocks the British establishment to the core. This story is the last confession of Alexander Pearce.

Actors

Adrian Dunbar
Adrian Dunbar
Philip Conolly
Ciarán McMenamin
Ciarán McMenamin
Alexander Pearce
Dan Wyllie
Dan Wyllie
Robert Greenhill
Don Hany
Don Hany
John Mather
Bob Franklin
Bob Franklin
Mathew Travers
Chris Haywood
Chris Haywood
Robert Knopwood
Tony Llewellyn-Jones
Tony Llewellyn-Jones
William Sorrell
Richard Green
Richard Green
Edward Brown
Tony Goodfellow
Tony Goodfellow
Alexander Dalton
Peter Dowling
Peter Dowling
Thomas Bodenham
Matthew Preston
Matthew Preston
William Kennerly
Martin Jacobs
Martin Jacobs
John Cuthbertson
Bill Young
Bill Young
Gaoler Bisdee

Crews

Michael James Rowland
Michael James Rowland
Screenplay
Nial Fulton
Nial Fulton
Screenplay
Nial Fulton
Nial Fulton
Producer
Chris Hilton
Chris Hilton
Executive Producer
Fiona McConaghy
Fiona McConaghy
Line Producer
Roger Mason
Roger Mason
Music
Martin McGrath
Martin McGrath
Director of Photography
Suresh Ayyar
Suresh Ayyar
Editor
Anousha Zarkesh
Anousha Zarkesh
Casting
Felicity Abbott
Felicity Abbott
Production Design
Peter Foster
Peter Foster
Set Decoration
Xanthe Heubel
Xanthe Heubel
Costume Design
Michael James Rowland
Michael James Rowland
Director

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