McVicar (1980)
- Directed by
- Tom Clegg
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film, crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 42 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man who is an armed robber in 1960s London gets caught and sent to prison. The story follows his time behind bars and his determination to escape.
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What happens
McVicar is a British drama film released in 1980 by The Who Films, Ltd., starring Roger Daltrey of the Who playing the 1960s armed robber and later writer John McVicar. The film was directed by Tom Clegg, and was based on the non-fiction book McVicar by Himself, which McVicar wrote to describe 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. This is the final film appearance of Adam Faith before his death in 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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