McVicar (film)

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McVicar
Film poster
Directed by	Tom Clegg
Written by	John McVicar Tom Clegg
Produced by	Roy Baird Bill Curbishley Roger Daltrey
Starring	Roger Daltrey Adam Faith Cheryl Campbell
Edited by	Peter Boyle
Music by	Roger Daltrey Various Artists
Production companies	The Who Films Polytel
Distributed by	Brent Walker PLC (UK) Crown International Pictures (USA)
Release date	27 August 1980 (1980-08-27)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£717,786 (UK rentals)[1]

McVicar is a British drama film released in 1980 by The Who Films, Ltd., starring Roger Daltrey of the Who playing the 1960s armed robber and later writer John McVicar.

The film was directed by Tom Clegg, and was based on the non-fiction book McVicar by Himself, which McVicar wrote to describe several months of his experiences in prison. Bill Curbishley and Roy Baird acted as producers, and the film received a nomination in 1981 for Best Picture at MystFest, the International Mystery Film Festival of Cattolica.