Eight men escape from the most isolated prison on earth. Only one man survives and the story he recounts shocks the British establishment to the core. This story is the last confession of Alexander Pearce.
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| Adrian Dunbar | ... | Philip Conolly | |
| Ciarán McMenamin | ... | Alexander Pearce (as Ciaran McMenamin) | |
| Dan Wyllie | ... | Robert Greenhill (as Daniel Wyllie) | |
| Don Hany | ... | John Mather | |
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Bob Franklin | ... | Matthew Travers |
| Chris Haywood | ... | Robert Knopwood | |
| Tony Llewellyn-Jones | ... | William Sorrell | |
| Richard Green | ... | Edward Brown | |
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Tony Goodfellow | ... | Alexander Dalton |
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Peter Dowling | ... | Thomas Bodenham |
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Matthew Preston | ... | William Kennerly |
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Martin Jacobs | ... | John Cuthbertson |
| Bill Young | ... | Gaoler Bisdee | |
| Socratis Otto | ... | Fine Young British Officer | |
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Carl Rush | ... | Constable Logan |
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In 1824 and the British penal colony of VanDiemen's Land is little more than a living hell. Chained to a wall in the darkness of a Hobart cell, Pearce is visited by Father Connolly,the parish priest of the fledgling colony and a fellow Irishman. The harrowing confession Pearce makes, shocks the priest and the British establishment to the core. Written by Anonymous
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Robert Greenhill Dan Wyllie was sentenced to seven years transportation for the theft of his wife's coat. See more »Goofs
Although they are in the wilderness for a considerable time (around 3 months), neither Greenhill's nor Pearce's beards show any growth. See more »Quotes
Alexander Pearce: And once Greenhill said what he said, the very idea crept like water 'til that's all there was. Be done with it and eat.See more »
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Alexander Pearce was not a hero, he was not a character that you immediately feel sorry for; but he was a man who lived in the most desolate penal colony in Australia. A man driven to escape from the cruelty he endured. A man who yearned for his freedom and would do anything to survive the harshness of his surrounds. The documentary is cleverly driven by narration from the man who he confessed to, a Catholic priest and fellow Irishman. It captures the ruggedness of the bush, the desperation of the human condition and the cruel and barbarous English occupation of Tasmania. The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce is a well paced, well told and captivating confession of cannibalism.