In My Defence:
Neither Prisoner Nor
Chains
Written by Jack Emery
Production
Information
BBC2 14th July
1991
‘In 1942 Franz
Jagerstatter, an Austrian Catholic, was called up to serve in Hitler’s army. By
publicly stating his refusal to fight for the Nazis he knew he faced certain
execution. From his prison cell, he wrote to his family explaining his
actions.’
Cast
Franz Jagerstatter Michael Pennington
Director Ronald Eyre