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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.
McVicar: Directed by Tom Clegg. With Roger Daltrey, Adam Faith, Cheryl Campbell, Billy Murray. John McVicar was a notorious London criminal known as "Public Enemy No. 1" for armed bank robberies. He was captured and imprisoned in a high security facility, but continued attempting escapes.
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- Crime, Drama
- Tom Clegg
- 1980-08
R. 1980. 1 hr 48 min. 6.7 (2,281) McVicar is a 1980 British crime drama film based on the true story of legendary British armed robber, John McVicar. The movie is directed by Tom Clegg and stars Roger Daltrey as McVicar, Adam Faith as his partner in crime, Walter Probyn and Cheryl Campbell as McVicar's girlfriend.
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- Tom Clegg
- R
- Roger Daltrey, Adam Faith, Cheryl Campbell
1 hr 51 mins. Drama. R. Watchlist. Rocker Roger Daltrey gives a strong performance in this gritty, fact-based story about John McVicar, England's "Public Enemy Number One," who escapes from the...
John McVicar (Roger Daltrey) is an English career criminal locked up with all the other lifers in the dreaded E Wing of Durham Prison. Between riots and constant prison guard brutality, McVicar...
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- Jack Hawkins
- R
- Tom Clegg
McVicar (1980) starring Roger Daltrey, Adam Faith, Cheryl Campbell and directed by Tom Clegg.
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...
