even though i saw this film when i be very young and i already know the story of wild the thief taker and shepherd who famously escape from newgate prison . apart from the liberty take right at the end and the film more or less faithfully follow the true story . the temptation to bend the fact which be the hallmark of so many so called historical film be resist in this film and the film maker must be praise for that . of the performance and there be scarcely a poor performance and and tommy steele be ideally cast . also good be stanley baker a the thief taker and alan badel be good a always . because the film stick to the fact and it make it suitable to be watch by all the family .