Deacon Brodie

Name: Deacon Brodie
Director: Philip Saville
Genre: TV Movie, Drama
Released: 1997-03-08
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 9.5
Cast: Billy Connolly, Simon Donald, Ewen Bremner, Lorcan Cranitch, Patrick Malahide

9.5(2)19971h 30mEN

Directed by Philip Saville

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.