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Against the Law(2017)

March 16, 20171h 23m

Drama History Romance TV Movie

68%User score 68 percent

User Score

26 votes

Overview

United Kingdom, March 24, 1954. Ten years before the decriminalization of homosexuality, journalist Peter Wildeblood and his friends Lord Montagu and Michael Pitt-Rivers are convicted and imprisoned for indecency and sodomy.

Director: Fergus O'Brien
Writers: Brian Fillis

Top Billed Cast

Daniel Mays
Peter Wildeblood
Richard Gadd
Eddie McNally
Mark Gatiss
Dr. Landers
Charlie Creed-Miles
Superintendent Jones

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Against the Law (2017) | Watch Free Online Movies

Richard Dillane

Prosecutor Roberts

Paul Keating

Fanny

David Robb

Lord Wolfenden

Daniel Betts

Defense Rawlinson

Timothy Watson

Clerk of Assize

Barney White

Dan Starling

James Gaddas

Governor Cockayne

Mark Holgate

Tony

Mark Edel-Hunt

Edward Montagu

Josh Collins

Michael Pitt-Rivers

Claire Bond

Iris

Matthew Canny

John Reynolds

David Watson

Radio Announcer (voice)

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Facts

Status: Released
Original title: Against the Law
Original language: English
Production: BBC Studios, The Wellcome Trust

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Keywords

based on true story
law and ethics
male homosexuality
based on memoir or autobiography
docudrama
sexual repression
semi-documentary
lgbt
1950s
criminal trial
queer britannia
social prejudice
gay theme