Longford DVD Movie 2006

This HBO Films drama tells the true story of the British Lord Frank Aungier Pakenham 7th Earl of Longford and his controversial colorful headline-making friendship with one of Britain's most notorious criminals child murderess Myra Hindley. A devout Catholic Longford often visited prisoners because of his passionate belief in forgiveness and society's need for prisoner rehabilitation. He meets with Hindley - a young woman serving a life sentence for child murders committed with her lover Ian Brady - shortly after her imprisonment and the visits incite widespread public outrage. Their unlikely friendship ultimately undermined his career and possibly her 36-year attempt to win freedom.