McVicar

IMDb link: 0081144
IMDb rating: 6.7 (2,576 votes)
Genres: Crime, Drama
Director: Tom Clegg
Cast: Roger Daltrey, Billy Murray, Cheryl Campbell, Adam Faith and others

Release date: 1 Aug 1980
Release year: 1980
Runtime: 112 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
Keywords: character name as title, prison, criminal, mixed caps in title, one word title, surname as title, based on true story, independent film, based on book, title spoken by character

Plot:

John McVicar (Roger Daltrey) is an English career criminal locked up with all the other lifers in the dreaded E Wing of Durham Prison. Between riots and constant prison guard brutality, McVicar and fellow inmate Walter Probyn (Adam Faith) gradually dig a tunnel that enables their escape. Once on the outside, McVicar does his best to lie low and re-enter the lives of his wife (Cheryl Campbell) and infant son, despite the fact that police have labeled him "Public Enemy Number One."

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