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This dramatised documentary is about the hanging of condemned murderer, Ronald Ryan, at Pentridge Jail in 1967, the last man hanged in Australia. The documentary uses a mixture of recreation, interview and archival material to tell the story from the point of view of a journalist who attended the event. This journalist was Keith Willey, the uncle of writer-director Lewis Fitzgerald. To this day there is still some doubt as to Ryan's guilt.

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Crew

Director
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Writers
Lewis Fitz-Gerald
Producer
Bill Bennett
Editor
Dany Cooper

Cast

Colin Friels - Angie Milliken

Production Details

Production Completion
1993
Production Company
B:J Films Pty Ltd

Selected Awards & Festivals