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Release Year2004
Runtime2h 00m
LanguageEN
CertificationNR
GenresCrime
Votes2
DirectorDavid Richards
WritersNeil McKay
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsIn Denial of Murder
About In Denial of Murder
Dramatisation of the Stephen Downing case which involved the conviction and imprisonment in 1974 of a 17-year-old council worker, Stephen Downing, for the murder of a 32 year old legal secretary, Wendy Sewell, in the town of Bakewell in the Peak District in central England. Following a campaign by a local newspaper, his conviction was overturned in 2002, after Downing had served 27 years in prison. The case is thought to be the longest miscarriage of justice in British legal history, and attracted worldwide media attention.
Directed by David Richards, In Denial of Murder leans on a strong ensemble — Stephen Tompkinson, Jason Watkins, Caroline Catz — 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 crime titles of 2004.
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