Deacon Brodie

Name: Deacon Brodie
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1997
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Ewen Bremner, Billy Connolly, Alex Norton, Catherine McCormack, Patrick Malahide

7.1

(101)

1997 90 min Not Rated

Drama TV Movie

United Kingdom English

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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