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The Last Man Hanged: Directed by Lewis Fitz-Gerald. With Colin Friels, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Angie Milliken, John Clayton. Documentary about the hanging of Ronald Ryan in Australia in 1967.
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- Crime, Drama
- Lewis Fitz-Gerald
- 1992
Ronald Joseph Ryan (21 February 1925 – 3 February 1967) was the last person to be legally executed in Australia. Ryan was found guilty of shooting and killing warder George Hodson during an escape from Pentridge Prison, Victoria, in 1965. Ryan's hanging was met with public protests by those opposed to capital punishment.
13 ago 2014 · Gwynne Evans and Peter Allen were the last people to be hanged in the UK. Photograph: Peter Lomas. Capital punishment. This article is more than 9 years old. Britain's last executions: hanging...
Barrett's execution was the last public hanging to take place in England. The hangman was William Calcraft. Until their transfer to the City of London Cemetery, Michael Barrett's remains lay for 35 years in a lime grave inside the walls of Newgate Prison.
The Last Man Hanged. 1993. Documentary | 55mins | Completed. This dramatised documentary is about the hanging of condemned murderer, Ronald Ryan, at Pentridge Jail in 1967, the last man hanged in Australia.
Ronald Ryan escaped from Pentridge Prison in December, 1965, cementing his place in history as the last man to be hanged in Australia, and the catalyst for the abolition of capital punishment.
- 48 min
- 161,7K
- ABC News In-depth
30 gen 2017 · Ronald Ryan was the last man hanged in Australia, 50 years ago on 3 February 1967. Ryan and his accomplice Peter Walker escaped from Pentridge Prison on 19 December 1965. The escape set in motion a chain of events which would lead to Ryan's execution and, eventually, to the abolition of the death penalty in Australia.
