The Last Days of Jack Sheppard
Set in the wake of Britain’s first financial crisis, the South Sea Bubble of 1720, and based on the inferred prison encounters between the thief Jack Sheppard and the writer Daniel Defoe, this critical costume drama traces connections between fiction, speculation and aesthetics.
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The Last Days of Jack Sheppard
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
0h 56m
Genres
Drama
Original Title
The Last Days of Jack Sheppard
Production Companies
Chisenhale Gallery London, CCA Glasgow, The Henry Moore Foundation, Arts Council of England, The Scottish Arts Council
Director
Anja Kirschner
Description
Set in the wake of Britain’s first financial crisis, the South Sea Bubble of 1720, and based on the inferred prison encounters between the thief Jack Sheppard and the writer Daniel Defoe, this critical costume drama traces connections between fiction, speculation and aesthetics.