The Last Days of Peter Bergmann

Sep 28, 2013

0h 19m

★ 8.0

Overview

In the summer of 2009, a man calling himself Peter Bergmann and claiming to be from Austria arrived in Sligo Town. Over his final three days, Peter Bergmann would go to great lengths to ensure no one would ever discover who he was or where he came from.

Genres

Documentary

Mystery

Production Companies

Fastnet Films

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

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Cast

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Detective Superintendent John Reilly

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Anne Conlon

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Paddy Quinn

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Eileen Davey

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Fiona Gallagher

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Dermot Lahiff

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Paula Lahiff

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Kevin Dufficy

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Brian Kinsella

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Arthur Kinsella

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Gda Michelle Satchwell

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Dr. Clive Kilgallen

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