Movie Description
Property Rites
(1984)Overview
Partly based on a true event, the death in 1817 of a Birmingham woman, Mary Ashford, and the consequent trial of a local man, Abraham Thornton, for her rape and murder. The film is concerned with the response of her contemporaries to her behaviour on the night before she died, and by situating this within the fictional circumstances of a modern woman, explores current attitudes to rape, and the forces and assumptions underlying them.
Featured Crew
- Director : Heather Powell
- Producer : Roger Shannon
- Writer : Heather Powell,Carola Klein
- Editor : Carola Klein
- Cast : Sally Eldridge,Sianna King,Len Edwards,Paul Farla,Alton Douglas,Jean Mullholland,Denise Robertson,Catherine Hall
Cast
Cathy
Lynn
Dr. Booker
Broadside Seller
Friend to Justice
Facts
Original TitleProperty Rites
Status Released
Release Information
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1984-06-14
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 59m
Production CompaniesBirmingham Film and Video Workshop
Genres
- Drama
