Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)

12/07/2005 (GB) • 1h 38m

Drama, History

1940's England. When the world needed a hero, he gave them what they wanted. But history can be cruel.

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.

Top Billed Cast

Timothy Spall

Albert Pierrepoint

Juliet Stevenson

Annie Pierrepoint

Mary Stockley

Ruth Ellis

Lizzie Hopley

Dorothea Waddingham

Joyia Fitch

Elizabeth Volkenrath

Ann Bell

Violet Van Der Elst

Tobias Menzies

Lieutenant Llewelyn


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

england

biography

based on true story

hangman

executioner

capital punishment

1940s

1950s

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