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Longford

Based on a true story of the devout Catholic British Lord Frank Aungier Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, and his controversial, colorful, headline-making friendship with one of Britain's most notorious criminals, child murderess Myra Hindley.

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  • "Based on a true story of the devout Catholic British Lord Frank Aungier Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, and his controversial, colorful, headline-making friendship with one of Britain's most notorious criminals, child murderess Myra Hindley."
  • "Based on a true story of the devout Catholic British Lord Frank Aungier Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford, and his controversial, colorful, headline-making friendship with one of Britain's most notorious criminals, child murderess Myra Hindley."@en
  • "Feature-length drama focusing on the last 30 years of the life of Lord Longford, the cabinet politician who campaigned to win parole for Moors murderess Myra Hindley. Oscar winner Jim Broadbent stars as Lord Longford, a devout Catholic and dedicated prison visitor, whose liberal views courted controversy in the government and national press. The drama recounts Longford's numerous meetings with Hindley (Oscar nominee Samantha Morton) and delves into his motivations for wanting to help her."
  • "A thought-provoking story inspired by real events in the life of British Lord Frank Pakenham, the 7th Earl of Longford, and his controversial headline-making friendship with one of Englandś most notorious criminals. Longford, a devout Catholic, often visited prisoners because of his passionate belief in forgiveness and societyś need for prisoner rehabilitation. In 1965, he begins visiting Myra Hindley, a young woman serving a life sentence for murdering children with her lover Ian Brady. Though Longford encountered public outrage, discouragement from his wife Elizabeth [Lindsay Duncan], doubt from his family, and criticism from his colleagues and the press, he continued to visit and exchange letters with Hindley. After the Prime Minister removes him from the House of Lords, he devotes his time to crusading for Hindley and other prisoners. His wife eventually joins the crusade after reading Hindleyś letters, meeting her and seeing the horrible prison conditions. She suspects that Hindley is receiving harsher punishment because she is a woman. Longford takes Hindleyś cause public, talking to the press about her case and defending her as an accomplice corrupted by Ian Brady. At first, Hindley is grateful for Longfordś efforts. Later, she unexpectedly rejects his help and shocks him with the news that she lied to him. Once this information is made public, Longfordś good name is damaged even further. Many years later, she asks him to visit her once again and he complies. He shares with her the importance of their friendship to him. Until the end of his life in 2001, Longford continued to visit prisoners, crusading for prison reform. Hindley died in prison in 2002 after serving 36 years, even though the average life sentence is 12 years for men convicted of similar crimes. To this day, Ian Brady continues to serve his life sentence."

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  • "Drama"
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  • "Made-for-TV movies"@en
  • "Television movies"@en
  • "Motion pictures, United States"@en
  • "Biographical"@en
  • "Motion pictures, Great Britain"@en

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