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A Is for Acid (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
99 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2002 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Harry Bradbeer

Written By:
Glenn Chandler

Actors:
Martin Clunes ..... John George Haigh
Keeley Hawes ..... Gillian Rogers
Richard Hope ..... Dr. Archie Henderson
Celia Imrie ..... Rose Henderson
Rowena Cooper ..... Mrs. Olive Durand-Deacon
John Flanagan ..... Arnold Burtin
Terence Beesley ..... DS Heslin
Matyelok Gibbs ..... Mrs. Constance Lane
Barbara Marten ..... Emily Haigh
Geoff Holman ..... John Haigh Senior
Neil McKinven ..... Donald McSwan
Christopher Town ..... John George Hai
Claire Nielson ..... Amy McSwan
Donald Douglas ..... William McSwan
Christopher Ettridge ..... Steven Roge

Synopsis:

Martin Clunes and Keeley Hawes star in this made-for-TV crime drama based on the true story of the 1940s serial killer John George Haigh. After mistakenly believing a Latin term to mean that murder can only be proven with the evidence of a body, Haigh (Clunes) discovers a way to get rid of potential victims by using sulphuric acid. He first kills his friend, Donald McSwan (Neil McKinven), in order to assume control of his business, but in order to increase his finances Haigh takes a number of further victims. When those who knew the deceased become suspicious a criminal investigation is launched and it looks as though Haigh's murderous ways will finally be put to a stop.

Dramatisation of the true story of the notorious 'acid bath murderer' John Haigh, who murdered women and disposed of their bodies in vats of acid in the 1940's. He was only caught when the gallstones of one of his victims, Mrs Durand-Deacon, failed to dissolve in the acid and were detected by the pathologist who examined the residue from the acid bath.

John George Haigh, the notorious 'acid bath murderer' in 1940s England, becomes the subject of this dramatization.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 12 September, 2013.

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