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The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce is a 2008 Australian-Irish film directed by Michael James Rowland starring Irish actors Adrian Dunbar as Philip Conolly and Ciarán McMenamin as bushranger Alexander Pearce and an ensemble Australian cast, including Dan Wyllie, Don Hany and Chris Haywood.
He was the inaugural felon to face execution under the new Supreme Court framework. Additionally, his confession made him the first known individual within the Tasmanian courts to admit to acts of cannibalism. [4] Alexander Pearce was hanged at the Hobart Town Gaol at 9 am on 19 July 1824, after receiving the last rites from Father Connolly. [5]
In 2008, Dunbar played the role of Philip Conolly in the critically acclaimed The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce. He starred alongside fellow Northern Irish actor Ciarán McMenamin in the remote rainforests of north-west Tasmania.
The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce drew TV industry nominations in both Europe and Australia. It was nominated for Best Telefeature at the 2009 Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards, Best Drama at the 2009 Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) Awards and Best Drama in the 2010 Rose D'Or awards, Switzerland.
The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce (2008) – Australian-Irish historical Western drama film following the final days of Irish convict and bushranger Alexander Pearce's life as he awaits execution [94]
Pearce told Business Insider he didn't have much discussion with Corbet, who cowrote the screenplay with his wife Mona Fastvold, about Van Buren's dramatic exit. "That was on the page," Pearce said.
Van Diemen's Land is a 2009 Australian thriller set in 1822 in colonial Tasmania. [1] It follows the story of the infamous Irish convict, Alexander Pearce, played by Oscar Redding [2] and his escape with seven other convicts.
David L. Ulin had the idea for his pitch-dark new L.A. noir novel, 'Thirteen Question Method,' decades ago. But to write it, he had to live it first