[1] A biopic following the escape, re capture and hanging of Ronald Ryan for the murder of prison guard George Hodson.
The film came about through the research of Janne Dennehy, in part looking at the family Ryan left behind.
[5] The Last of the Ryans did poorly in the ratings where it lost over 100,00 viewers after the first 15 minutes.
[6] Peter Weiniger of The Age chose it as his pick of the week, concluding "'The Last of the Ryans' takes a while to get its rhythm, but once it outlines the various aspects - legal, political and personal - to the Ryan case, it becomes a moving and tense drama that provides a fresh perspective on a traumatic episode from our not-too-distant past.
Like a room that has had the air sucked from it, there is an atmosphere here antithetical to the senses.