Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1974): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1974, Guilty Until Proven Innocent is a dokumentarfilm film directed by John Ingram, running about 28 minutes.

What it’s about. Documentary about innocent people confined to prison on remand. John Pilger reports that more than half of the 500,000 people remanded in custody by magistrates each year are eventually found not guilty, fined or, as in the case of “Helen”, given a conditional discharge. Helen, charged with stealing a pair of slippers but with no previous convictions, recalls her day in Holloway Prison, London, which started at 7am when she joined 96 other prisoners in a rush to use four toilets whose conditions were “disgusting”. Between then and lunchtime, all prisoners were locked up, with just half-an-hour’s walk round a large yard for exercise. Lunch was eaten in cells, with tea at 3.30pm, before they were locked up until the following morning.

Who’s in it. Guilty Until Proven Innocent stars John Pilger as Presenter.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Guilty Until Proven Innocent page.

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