A condemned killer awaits his execution. A funny tragedy, a happy- go-lucky horror show, a gay little wake for the dead who have died in the name of justice - the kind of justice that demands a life for a life. Like Brendan Behan’s play, the picture ignores the rational arguments against capital punishment. It simply takes the audience inside an Irish prison and bolts the gate, and then with a world of Irish charm and humour shows everybody how it feels to live in a cell - and die on a rope.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
36743
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Adaptations
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Prisons
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Capital punishment
Feature films
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Literature → Irish literature - Film and video adaptations
Literature → Literature
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)