The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce

Jan 29, 2009

1h 0m

★ 5.8

Hunger Has No Limit

Overview

Eight men escape from the most isolated prison on earth. Only one man survives and the story he recounts shocks the British establishment to the core. This story is the last confession of Alexander Pearce.

Genres

History

Documentary

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Cast

Philip Conolly

Adrian Dunbar

Alexander Pearce

Ciarán McMenamin

Robert Greenhill

Dan Wyllie

John Mather

Don Hany

Mathew Travers

Bob Franklin

Robert Knopwood

Chris Haywood

William Sorrell

Tony Llewellyn-Jones

Edward Brown

Richard Green

Alexander Dalton

Tony Goodfellow

Thomas Bodenham

Peter Dowling

William Kennerly

Matthew Preston

John Cuthbertson

Martin Jacobs

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