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The Pledge

  • 1981
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
134
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The Pledge (1981)
DramaShort

The colleagues of an executed highwayman pledge to save his soul.The colleagues of an executed highwayman pledge to save his soul.The colleagues of an executed highwayman pledge to save his soul.

  • Director
    • Digby Rumsey
  • Writers
    • Digby Rumsey
    • Lord Dunsany
  • Stars
    • Ronald Forfar
    • Roger Watkins
    • Peter Rutherford
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    134
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Digby Rumsey
    • Writers
      • Digby Rumsey
      • Lord Dunsany
    • Stars
      • Ronald Forfar
      • Roger Watkins
      • Peter Rutherford
    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Ronald Forfar
    • The Tinker
    Roger Watkins
    • The Gypsy
    Peter Rutherford
    Peter Rutherford
    • Joe
    Glenn Cunningham
    Glenn Cunningham
    • Will
    Frank McDermott
    • The Highwayman
    Elizabeth Pearce
    • The Girl
    Tony Crerar
    • The Baliff
    • (as Tony Crera)
    • Director
      • Digby Rumsey
    • Writers
      • Digby Rumsey
      • Lord Dunsany
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    The return of the highwayman

    Gripping literary leaves you hanging whilst portraying the brutal confusion of life in this period a stark reminder of our past and all its relevance of our return to a society that has little time for justice and concentration fixed on profit to the detriment of decency and wellbeing of fellow citizens

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    • Release date
      • 1981 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • YouTube - Video
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Highwayman
    • Filming locations
      • Cumbria, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Fantasy Films
      • Southern Arts
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    • Runtime
      22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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