McVicar (1980) on Netflix
R19801h 52m
John McVicar robs banks in 1960s London and becomes Britain's Public Enemy No. 1. Captured, he is sent to Durham prison, where he begins plotting a way out.
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Plot summary
McVicar's crimes take him from lesser offenses in London into armed bank robbery, and he becomes Britain's Public Enemy No. 1. He is captured and held in Durham, a high security prison, to serve a 23-year sentence. The first half of the story stays inside Durham, among the daily dealings between the prison officers and the men in their charge. McVicar plots an escape.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about McVicar (1980)
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- The soundtrack of McVicar was released as a Roger Daltrey solo album, and it featured contributions from the other three extant members of the Who, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Kenney Jones.
- Adam Faith made his final film appearance in McVicar; the actor died in 2003, making the film the last of his screen career.
- McVicar was based on McVicar by Himself, the non-fiction book that John McVicar wrote to describe several months of his own experiences in prison.
