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Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2006)

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Movie"1940's England. When the world needed a hero, he gave them what they wanted. But history can be cruel."
Audience Score
72
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NR 1 hr 38 minApr 7th, 2006History, Drama
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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.
StarringTimothy SpallJuliet StevensonMary Stockley
DirectorAdrian Shergold

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 7th, 2006
On DVD & Blu-ray:October 30th, 2007 - Buy DVD
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Paul Trijbits, Rebecca Eaton, Jeff Pope, Andy Harries
Production Companies:UK Film Council, Granada Productions
Movie Tags:
biographybased on true story1940s1950senglandcapital punishmentexecutionerhangman