Sentenced to 23 years: he won't accept a day of it! This is the incredible true story of John McVicar - a man who took on the entire prison system and refused to surrender. Roger Daltrey gives a powerful performance as McVicar in a film that is shocking brutal and full of gritty violent realism. The film strongly depicts the brutal aspects of British prison life and follows McVicar into his eventual rehabilitation.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Sentenced to 23 years he won&39;t accept a day of it!This is the incredible true story of John McVicar - a man who took on the entire prison system and refused to surrender Roger Daltrey gives a powerful performance as McVicar in a film that is shocking brutal and full of gritty violent realism The film strongly depicts the brutal aspects of British prison life and follows McVicar into his eventual rehabilitation Actors Roger Daltrey Adam Faith Cheryl Campbell Billy Murray Georgina Hale Matthew Scurfield Steven Berkoff Brian Hall & Ian HendryDirector Tom CleggCertificate 18 years and overYear 1980Screen Widescreen 1851 AnamorphicLanguages English - Dolby Digital (20) StereoSubtitles English for the hearing impairedDuration 1 hour and 27 minutes (approx)
Roger Daltrey stars as John McVicar in this true story of life behind bars. Charged and found guilty of committing armed robbery, McVicar is sentenced to eight years in a maximum security prison, but he refuses to take his punishment lying down and begins planning a daring escape. McVicar himself wrote the book on which the film is based as well as collaborating on its screenplay with director Tom Clegg. The music is by rock visionary Jeff Wayne ('War of the Worlds').
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