Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Name: Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 07 Dec 2005
Rating: 7.20
Cast: Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Mary Stockley, Lizzie Hopley, Joyia Fitch

1940's England. When the world needed a hero, he gave them what they wanted. But history can be cruel. 2005-12-07 United Kingdom 98 minutes.

7.20 77 votes

Drama History england biography based on true story hangman executioner capital punishment 1940s 1950s

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Overview

Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman. But when his ambition to be the best inadvertently exposes his gruesome secret, he becomes a minor celebrity & faces a public outcry against the practice of hanging. Based on true events.

Year 2005

Studio UK Film Council, Granada Productions

Director Adrian Shergold

Crew Adrian Shergold (Director), Andy Harries (Executive Producer), Nick Cox (Sound Effects Editor), Mark Hackett (Foley Recordist), Paul Trijbits (Executive Producer), Jeff Pope (Executive Producer)

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Language English