Deacon Brodie

Deacon Brodie — Plot

Drama based on the true story of Deacon Brodie one of Scotland's most notorious criminals. In 1788 Deacon Brodie a master cabinet maker and town councillor is a rogue and a hedonist. He steals money but gives it back. He attempts to steal a fortune from the city's Customs and Excise office but the attempt fails and he is caught. There is a widely-publicised trial and he is sentenced to death to be hanged on the gallows he designed.

• Release date
• March 8, 1997
• Runtime
• 90 min
• Genres
• TV Movie, Drama
• Director
• Philip Saville

Deacon Brodie — Cast

Billy Connolly Deacon Brodie

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Simon Donald Andrew Ainslie Ewen Bremner Louis the apprentice Lorcan Cranitch George Smith Patrick Malahide Bilie Creech Catherine McCormack Annie Grant Alex Norton Alisdair Gilzean Siobhan Redmond Jean Brodie