A Sense of Freedom

1981
1h 21m

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David Hayman in A Sense of Freedom (1981)

The life and imprisonment of Glasgow hard man and gangster Jimmy Boyle.The life and imprisonment of Glasgow hard man and gangster Jimmy Boyle.The life and imprisonment of Glasgow hard man and gangster Jimmy Boyle.

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6.9/10

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Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total

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Trivia
Due to non-co-operation by the Scottish Prison Service in allowing a film crew access to their property, Hayman's scenes in prison were filmed in Dublin's Kilmainham Jail.

Alternate versions
Some prints feature a soundtrack in which the original actors have re-recorded their dialogue with softer Scottish accents. The two disc DVD release on the Odyssey label in the UK features both versions.

Connections
Featured in Scotland on Screen (2009)

Soundtracks
A Sense Of Freedom
Written By Frankie Miller
Performed by Frankie Miller and Rory Gallagher

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Featured review

9/10

The greatest crime is the DVD fiasco

I had this fantastic drama on video, and was most excited when I found I could upgrade with the DVD release. So I gave away my video and bought the DVD, only to find to my horror that the DVD is edited, has new titles put on which are unbelieveably tacky, and worst of all, is DUBBED into Standard Scots!

This destroys all the beauty of the piece, both the chilling dialogue and the comic timing.

Additionally the blown up print makes the film look like a home movie.

An absolute disaster, and a successful job of making a gem look awful.

And the person I gave the video to taped over it.