Movie Description
Ruth Ellis: A Life for a Life
(1999)Overview
Documentary on Ruth Ellis, a Welsh-born model and actress, who was the last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom. She went to the gallows of London's Holloway prison on July 13, 1955, for the gunshot murder of her lover, David Blakely, on Easter Sunday, April 10, of that same year. She was 28 at the time and was hanged, despite a 50,000-signature petition from the British public for leniency.
Featured Crew
- Director : Farren Blackburn
- Producer : Simon Ford
- Cast : Kirsty Wark,Fiona Ormiston,John Light,Peter Forbes,Julian Curry,Philip Dunbar
Cast
Self - Presenter
Ruth Ellis
David Blakely
Desmond Cussen
Mr. Justice Havers
Christmas Humphries
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Facts
Original TitleRuth Ellis: A Life for a Life
Status Released
Release Information
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1999-11-28
Original Language
Runtime 01h 00m
Production CompaniesBBC
Genres
- Documentary
