A Is for Acid 2002
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 99 minutes
- Director
- Harry Bradbeer
- Network
- Yorkshire Television
- Where to Stream
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
What is A Is for Acid?
A Is for Acid is a 2002 British television film based on the life of the serial killer John Haigh. He was known as the acid bath murderer because he dissolved the bodies of victims in sulphuric acid during the 1940s.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 2002
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 99 minutes
- Release date
- Sep 9, 2002
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Studios
- Yorkshire Television
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, TV Movie
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.9/10 from 22 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~99 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Network
- Yorkshire Television
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A Is for Acid is a 2002 British television film based on the life of the serial killer John Haigh. He was known as the acid bath murderer because he dissolved the bodies of victims in sulphuric acid during the 1940s. The film is a dramatisation of the true story of his crimes, depicting how he murdered women and disposed of their bodies in vats of acid. He was ultimately caught only when the gallstones of one of his victims failed to dissolve in the acid and were detected by the pathologist who examined the residue from the acid bath. The production is classified as a crime, drama, and television film with a runtime of one hour and thirty-nine minutes, and was released in Great Britain in September 2002.
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“Witness the chilling 1940s true-crime dramatisation of the notorious acid bath murderer John Haigh.”
- It dramatises the terrifying true story of the notorious 1940s murderer John Haigh.
- It features the fascinating real-life forensic turning point involving undissolved gallstones.
- It explores the chilling methods of a killer who disposed of victims in vats of acid.
- It depicts grim true-crime subject matter involving murder and the disposal of bodies in acid.
Watch it if you are interested in historical true-crime dramatisations of notorious serial killers.
The tone is grim and the pacing serves a historical true-crime dramatisation suited for mature viewers interested in real-life murder cases.
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