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- BFI identifier335172
- Date1990-01-21 (Television)
- Production countryUnited Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisOn 20 January 1931 Julia Wallace was battered to death with an iron bar. Although no motive was established, William Wallace was found guilty of his wife's murder and sentenced to hang. The jury's verdict was overturned by the Appeal Court and Julia's killer was never brought to justice. Fifty years of research and revelations still leave this one of the strangest unsolved murder mysteries. William Wallace is an insurance collector, whose wife enjoys the attentions of a womanising younger salesman. When she is killed, her husband is charged with her murder. Based on a true story. (Synopsis)
- Work historyShown in the UK as part of the 'Screen Two' series.
- Credits
- CastJonathan Pryce (William Wallace)
Anna Massey (Julia Wallace)
Susannah York (Amy Wallace)
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Title
The Man from the Pru (Original)
The Man from Pru (Alternative)
- Collections
- Film / Video
VHS cassette - Video - Status pending
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view all - ArticlesThe Hollywood Reporter v317 n22 9 May 1991 - Credits, ReviewRadio Times v264 n3449 20 Jan 1990 - ArticleSight and Sound v59 n1 Winter 1989/90 - ArticleTelevision Today n5652 10 Aug 1989 - Articleview all
- Screen Two
Series Work - 777248
United Kingdom - TV - Fiction
- +The Man from the Pru
Work - 335172 - 1990-01-21 (Television)
United Kingdom - TV
- +The Man from the Pru
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