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Release Year2014
Runtime1h 00m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresDocumentary, History, Crime
Votes3
DirectorAdam Kemp
WritersAdam Kemp
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.3 out of 10
Cast6 credited
Also Known AsGunpowder 5/11: The Greatest Terror Plot
About Gunpowder 5/11: The Greatest Terror Plot
For the first time, the inner secrets of the gunpowder plotters are dramatised using the actual words of their most senior captured leader Thomas Wintour, Guy Fawkes and state interrogators investigating the 18-month conspiracy in which a family circle of militant Catholic gentlemen tried to blow up King and Parliament. Wintour's insider account of this epic tale of faith, fanaticism, persecution and betrayal is told in detail, from his recruitment of both Fawkes and his own brother to his capture in a dramatic siege and bloody shoot-out on 8 November. The hopes, fears and plans for a Midlands rebellion, royal kidnap, the plotters' penetration of the king's bodyguard and Fawkes' attendance, sword in hand, at a wedding attended by the king in December 1604 are shown, as well as a dramatisation of the thrilling, forgotten story of the final days after 5/11 as the conspirators are hunted down and then face the terrible punishments reserved for traitors.
Directed by Adam Kemp, Gunpowder 5/11: The Greatest Terror Plot leans on a strong ensemble — Jamie Thomas King, Richard Lintern, Jamie Maclachlan — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about documentary titles of 2014.
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