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In Prison

  • TV Special
  • 1957
  • 45m
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In Prison (1957)
Documentary

Depicts what it is like to be a prisoner, shut away from society, among 750 inmates. The people in the film are the officials and prisoners in HMP Strangeways Gaol, Manchester.Depicts what it is like to be a prisoner, shut away from society, among 750 inmates. The people in the film are the officials and prisoners in HMP Strangeways Gaol, Manchester.Depicts what it is like to be a prisoner, shut away from society, among 750 inmates. The people in the film are the officials and prisoners in HMP Strangeways Gaol, Manchester.

  • Director
    • Roy Harris
  • Writers
    • Denis Mitchell
    • Roy Harris
  • Stars
    • Brendan Behan
    • Terrence Davidson
    • Gilbert Hair
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  • YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Roy Harris
    • Writers
      • Denis Mitchell
      • Roy Harris
    • Stars
      • Brendan Behan
      • Terrence Davidson
      • Gilbert Hair
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Brendan Behan
    Brendan Behan
    • Self
    Terrence Davidson
    • Self - Prison Officer
    Gilbert Hair
    • Self - Governor
    James Inglis
    • Self - Prisoner
    John Maxwell
    • Self - Chief Constable
    James Smith
    • Self - Prisoner
    • Director
      • Roy Harris
    • Writers
      • Denis Mitchell
      • Roy Harris
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      Featured in Television: The Rise and Fall of the Documentary (1985)

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    • Release date
      • April 19, 1957 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • HMP Manchester, Southall Street, Manchester, England, UK(as Strangeways)
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      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      • 45m
    • Color
      • Black and White

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