Deacon Brodie (1997)
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.
- Date of release
- 1997-03-08
- TMDB
- 9.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- TV Movie, Drama
- Director
- Philip Saville
Casting
- Billy Connolly — Deacon Brodie
- Simon Donald — Andrew Ainslie
- Ewen Bremner — Louis the apprentice
- Lorcan Cranitch — George Smith
- Patrick Malahide — Bilie Creech
- Catherine McCormack — Annie Grant
- Alex Norton — Alisdair Gilzean
- Siobhan Redmond — Jean Brodie
- Mark Chapman — Mcready
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