Charlie
Synopsis
In the 1960s, London was owned and ruled by two families, north of the river the Krays, to the south the Richardsons. Now for the first time in his own words Charlie reveals what really happened.
London, 30 July 1966, England win the World Cup, a fabled day in English history. But also on that day Charlie Richardson's life was about to change forever. He was arrested and tried in what became known as the ‘torture trial’, a trial of gravest importance to British society. The case was so significant that even today the files remain sealed. 104 jurors were finally whittled down to 12 , each of whom was given a personal bodyguard. At a time when The Beatles ruled the world and young Americans were fighting in Vietnam, for ten weeks the British public was glued to the events at the Old Bailey, where Charlie Richardson was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Details
- Year
- 2005
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 90 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
-
Malcom Needs
- Producer
- Tim Ireland, Malcolm Needs
- Editor
- Jeremy Gibb, Toby Yates
- Screenwriter
- Malcolm Needs
- Director of Photography
- Zoran Veljkovic
- Sound
- Stephen Richardson, Colin McFarlane
- Composer
- Stephen W Parsons
- Principal cast
- Luke Goss, Steven Berkoff
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Midas Films plc
Gainsborough HouseSheering Lower Road
Sawbridgeworth
Herts CM21 9RG
UK
info@midasfilms.co.uk
Sales Company
Equator Films
6 Heddon StreetLondon W1B 4BT
UK
T +44 (0)20 7025 7400
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