Movie: A Is for Acid

Top 10 Billed Cast

Martin Clunes
Martin Clunes

John George Haigh

Keeley Hawes
Keeley Hawes

Gillian Rogers

Richard Hope
Richard Hope

Dr. Archie Henderson

Celia Imrie
Celia Imrie

Rose Henderson

Rowena Cooper
Rowena Cooper

Mrs. Durand-Deacon

John Flanagan
John Flanagan

Arnold Burtin

Terence Beesley
Terence Beesley

DS Heslin

Matyelok Gibbs
Matyelok Gibbs

Mrs Constance Lane

Barbara Marten
Barbara Marten

Emily Haigh

Geoff Holman
Geoff Holman

John Haigh Senior

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    Dramatisation of the true story of the notorious 'acid bath murderer' John Haigh, who murdered women and disposed of their bodies in vats of acid in the 1940s. He was only caught when the gallstones of one of his victims failed to dissolve in the acid and were detected by the pathologist who examined the residue from the acid bath.

  • Release Date

    2002-09-09

  • Average

    7.1

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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    English
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