DVD: See No Evil: The Story of The Moors Murders

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See No Evil: The Story of The Moors Murders

Product Details

Actors: George Costigan, Sean Harris, Maxine Peake, Joanne Froggatt, Matthew McNulty

Directors: Christopher Menaul

Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC

Language: English

Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only.)

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

Number of discs: 1

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Studio: MPI Home Video

DVD Release Date: April 29, 2008

Run Time: 140 minutes


Powerful factual drama based on one of the most shocking crimes of the 20th Century. This is the chilling story of child killers Ian Brady (Sean Harris) and Myra Hindley (Maxine Peak) and how they were finally brought to justice. Convicted of the torture and killing of five youngsters the Moors Murderers remain two of the most hated figures in Britain. See No Evil reveals the untold story and is based on two years of intensive research and interviews with detectives and the key trial witness. Produced in consultation with the murdered children s relatives. Starring Maxine Peak (Shameless) and Sean Harris (24 Hour Party People).

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If you see this one give it a shot! I don't even know why I brought this home from Movie Gallery but I did! A few days later I popped it in and gave it the 10 minute test! If after 10 minutes I was bored, I'm done!

It passed the 10 minute test and was very glad it did because I had never even heard of this case before! Hard to believe in this day and age a movie about this hasn't already been done!

Anyway, I found out right off the bat that this was a BBC two part mini series and that was almost enough for me to shut it off! I'm really glad I didn't because the acting in this is superb! Sean Harris and Maxine Peake really bring the monsters that were the Moors Murderers to life. Harris is fantastically disturbing, chilling and creepy as the ultimate manipulator and chief instigator of the most infamous series of murders in the last century. George Costigan as the policeman is also seen performing at the top of his game.

This is the first known dramatisation of the infamous Moors Murders around the Northern English city of Manchester in the 1960's.Even four decades on,the case still provokes utter revulsion at such evil and depraved acts of murder.It was apparently made with full co-operation of the victims' families,which in hindsight was a sensible and sensitive decision by the filmmakers involved.It could quite easily have lapsed into sensationalism and exploitation;that it doesn't is a tribute to all involved;it is very well made with excellent performances all round;Sean Harris and Maxine Peake(previously better known for her comedic roles)are chilling and believable as the callously evil Brady and Hindley;newcomer Michael McNulty gives a very fine performance as the naive,easily-led David Smith,but Joanne Froggatt is outstanding as Hindley's sister Maureen Smith.In a part that could easily have turned into rampant hysteria,Ms Froggatt is very moving and heartbreaking as the decent-minded young woman whose life is more or less ruined by the horrific actions of her sibling.It is arguable that the stress involved led to Maureen's early death aged only 34.



Still shocking but not graphic apart from one scene of the murder of Eric Evans. That shocked me and I thought I was unshockable after a lifetime of watching all genres of movie. I never imagined that anyone would tackle this gruesome story for many more years but it is a story crying out to be dramatised. We never learn about why the couple did what they did but we do see the devastating effect it had on the people surrounding them. I do not think I will see anything which will stay with me for so long as this will.