The Last Days of Jack Sheppard

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2009

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, French

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Arts Council of England,The Scottish Arts Council,Chisenhale Gallery London,CCA Glasgow,The Henry Moore Foundation

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded