1969 · 82 min · kryminał

Gnade für Timothy Evans

Opis filmu

Opis oryginalny: niemiecki

The case of Timothy Evans was the first major post-war miscarriage of justice to capture public attention. Of low intelligence, Evans was damned by his own, false confession that he had murdered his wife and daughter. The trial and rightful conviction of John Christie for one of these murders three years later, did not, however, bring about a pardon for Evans. Despite having four alibi witnesses, the 28-year-sailor, who was described by his own defence lawyer as a "semi-civilised savage", was convicted and executed within six months of the murder. Three years after Mr Evans was hanged, John Christie, a neighbour in the house at 10 Rillington Place, confessed to strangling eight female victims - including Beryl and her baby daughter. He too was executed. It was to be many years before the judiciary and the government were to finally allow the late Timothy Evans a pardon.

Reżyseria i główne role

Reżyseria: Korbinian Köberle

Główne role: Josef Fröhlich jako Timothy Evans, Dorit Amann jako Beryl Evans, Friedrich G Beckhaus jako John Christie, Renate Schubert jako Ethel Christie, Claudia Gerstäcker jako Ruth Fürst, Kurt Klopsch jako Jennings

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Scenariusz

Hellmut Andics, Werner Murawski