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The last days of convict Alexander Pearce and his relationship with Father Philip Conolly as he awaits execution for escaping prison, murder, and cannibalism.
- Biography, Drama, History
- Adrian Dunbar
- Michael James Rowland
Last Confessions of The Cannibal: The Strange Story of Alexander Pearce. Experience Hell on earth and understand how one man endured the unimaginable by doing the unthinkable. Chained to a wall in the darkness of a cell and awaiting execution, Alexander Pearce confesses his sins.
When 29-year-old Irishman Alexander Pearce landed in Van Diemen's Land in 1819 to begin a seven-year sentence for stealing six pairs of shoes, he quickly hatched a plan to escape. Two years...
Aug 4, 2019 · But Alexander Pearce was the real thing. The film is mostly set in Hobart Jail, where Pearce (Irish actor Ciarán McMenamin) is waiting to be hanged, and has requested a priest to hear his confession. Somewhat unwillingly, an Irish priest named Father Philip Connolly (Adrian Dunbar) listens to Pearce’s story.
May 5, 2019 · ‘We ate each other one by one’: The gruesome story of Alexander Pearce the cannibal convict. When eight men escaped Australia’s most notorious prison, only one was found alive. This is the gory story of what happened to the rest. LJ Charleston. 6 min read. May 5, 2019 - 3:25PM.
Dec 29, 2008 · The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce, made in Australia and starring two Northern Irish actors, opened in Tasmania recently and was shown on Ireland’s RTE Television on Monday. The...
Chained to a wall in the darkness of a cell and awaiting execution, Alexander Pearce confesses his sins. This drama recounts how Pierce resorted to eating the flesh of another human in an act of cannibalism.
