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McVicar is a British film of genre Drama with Roger Daltrey
McVicar (1980)
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Add to a movie listMcVicar is a British drama film released in 1980 by the Who Films, Ltd., starring Roger Daltrey of the Who in the title role of John McVicar.
John McVicar was a 1960s armed robber turned writer who Scotland Yard publicly announced to be Public Enemy Number One and "wanted dead or alive". The film was directed by Tom Clegg, and was based on a non-fiction book written by John McVicar describing several months of his experiences in prison. Bill Curbishley and Roy Baird acted as producers, and the film received a nomination in 1981 for Best Picture at MystFest, the International Mystery Film Festival of Cattolica.
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John McVicar était un caïd londonien. Il est passé au braquage de banque à main armée et est devenue l'"ennemi public n° 1" de Grande-Bretagne. Il a été capturé et placé dans une prison de haute sécurité, mais sera-t-elle en mesure de le retenir ? Voici l'histoire vraie de sa vie, de ses exploits criminels et de sa réhabilitation.Actors
Roger Daltrey
(John McVicar)
Adam Faith
(Walter Probyn)
Cheryl Campbell
(Sheila McVicar)
Billy Murray
(Joey Davis)
Georgina Hale
(Kate)
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