Bellman and True (1987)
2h 2m
Running Time
November 12, 1987Release Date
Bellman and True (1987)
2h 2m
Running Time
November 12, 1987Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Hiller, a computer expert, was bribed by group of bank robbers to obtain details of the security system at a newly-built bank. Having obtained the information, he thought he'd seen the last of the robbers. But now they've traced him and his son to London. They hold the son hostage and force Hiller to decode the information about the alarm and then to take part in the robbery.
Where to Watch.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Bernard Hill
Hiller
Derek Newark
Guv'nor
Richard Hope
Salto
Ken Bones
Gort
Frances Tomelty
Anna
Kieran O'Brien
The Boy
John Kavanagh
Donkey
Arthur Whybrow
The Peterman
Peter Howell
The Bellman
Jim Dowdall
The Wheelman
Kate McEnery
Mo
Richard Loncraine
Director
Anne Carroll
Pauline
Richard Strange
Man with Walkman
Desmond Lowden
Writer
Peter Jonfield
Security Sergeant
Andrew Paul
Young Security Guard
Michael Wearing
Writer
Christopher Neame
Producer
Richard Walsh
Security Driver
Camilla Nash
Anna's Lover
Colin Towns
Composer
Badi Uzzaman
Shopkeeper
Ken Westbury
Cinematographer
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 12, 1987
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 2m
Box Office$226,944
Genres
Wiki.
Bellman and True is a 1987 film based on the novel of the same name by Desmond Lowden. The film was written and directed by Richard Loncraine. It stars Bernard Hill, Derek Newark and Richard Hope.
The title comes from an old Cumberland song titled "D’ye Ken John Peel", specifically the lyric:
Yes, I ken John Peel and Ruby too.
Ranter and Ringwood, Bellman and True.
From a find to a check, from a check to a view,
From a view to a death in the morning.
The title uses a pun in the term Bellman which in the film's case refers to a criminal who specialises in disabling intruder alarm systems.