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Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

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

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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.

Directed byAdrian Shergold

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Language
EN
Released
December 7, 2005
Studios
UK Film CouncilGranada Productions

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Pierrepoint - The Last Hangman

Pierrepoint - The Last Hangman

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10 credited
Starring
Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Albert Pierrepoint

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Annie Pierrepoint

Mary Stockley

Mary Stockley

Ruth Ellis

Lizzie Hopley

Lizzie Hopley

Dorothea Waddingham

Joyia Fitch

Joyia Fitch

Elizabeth Volkenrath

Sheyla Shehovich

Sheyla Shehovich

Irma Grese

Simon Armstrong

Simon Armstrong

Minister

Ann Bell

Violet Van Der Elst

Tobias Menzies

Tobias Menzies

Lieutenant Llewelyn

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

James 'Tish' Corbitt

Creative team
Directed by
Adrian Shergold
Adrian Shergold
Written by
Jeff Pope
Jeff Pope
Bob Mills
Bob Mills
Produced by
Christine Langan
Christine Langan

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