Ruth Ellis: A Life for a Life
Overview
Documentary on Ruth Ellis, a Welsh-born model and actress, who was the last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom. She went to the gallows of London's Holloway prison on July 13, 1955, for the gunshot murder of her lover, David Blakely, on Easter Sunday, April 10, of that same year. She was 28 at the time and was hanged, despite a 50,000-signature petition from the British public for leniency.
About Ruth Ellis: A Life for a Life (1999)
Released in 1999, Ruth Ellis: A Life for a Life is a documentary film from BBC (United Kingdom). It was directed by Farren Blackburn. The cast is led by Kirsty Wark, Fiona Ormiston, John Light, Peter Forbes and Julian Curry. With a runtime of 1h 0m, the film averages 4.5/10 across 2 TMDB ratings.
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