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McVicar is a British drama film released in 1980 by The Who Films, Ltd., starring Roger Daltrey of the Who playing the 1960s armed robber and later writer John McVicar. The film was directed by Tom Clegg, and was based on the non-fiction book McVicar by Himself, which McVicar wrote to describe several months of his experiences in prison.
John McVicar at a press conference for the movie after the book McVicar by Himself (11 March 1981) John McVicar (21 March 1940 – 6 September 2022) was a British journalist and convicted one-time armed robber who escaped from prison.
McVicar is a 1980 British film based on the true story of John McVicar, a notorious bank robber who escaped from prison several times. Roger Daltrey stars as McVicar, who is captured and rehabilitated in the end.
NR 1 hr 52 min Drama, Crime. John McVicar was a London Bad Boy. he graduated to armed bank robbery and was Britain's "Public Enemy No. 1". He was captured and put into a high security...
Watch McVicar, a movie based on the true story of John McVicar, a legendary British armed robber. See his life of crime, prison brutality and literary success with Roger Daltrey and Cheryl Campbell.
John McVicar (Roger Daltrey) is an English career criminal locked up with all the other lifers in the dreaded E Wing of Durham Prison. Between riots and constant prison guard brutality, McVicar...
A crime drama based on the true story of John McVicar, a notorious bank robber and Britain's "Public Enemy No. 1". See the trailer, user score, reviews and discussions of this 1980 film directed by and written by John McVicar.
