Deacon Brodie
Directed by Philip SavilleSet in eighteenth century Edinburgh, Scotland, and based on the life of one of the most notorious people in Scotland's history. Deacon Brodie (Sir Billy Connolly) holds the keys to the city, and, coincidentally, is the most successful burglar. When his gallows design is rejected by the council, he faces financial ruin and so sets about a huge robbery. However, this goes wrong and he faces death by his own invention.
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Deacon Brodie was released on March 8, 1997.
Deacon Brodie was directed by Philip Saville.
Deacon Brodie has a runtime of 90m.
Deacon Brodie was produced by Greg Brenman.
Set in eighteenth century Edinburgh, Scotland, and based on the life of one of the most notorious people in Scotland's history. Deacon Brodie (Sir Billy Connolly) holds the keys to the city, and, coincidentally, is the most successful burglar. When his gallows design is rejected by the council, he faces financial ruin and so sets about a huge robbery. However, this goes wrong and he faces death by his own invention.
The key characters in Deacon Brodie are Deacon Brodie (Billy Connolly), Andrew Ainslie (Simon Donald), Louis the apprentice (Ewen Bremner).
Deacon Brodie is a Crime, Drama, TV Movie film.
Deacon Brodie has an audience rating of 7.1 out of 10.