2005
7.2 (77 votes)
1h 38m
Genres
Drama
History
Production Companies
UK Film Council
Granada Productions
Granada Productions
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
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.
Key Crew
Director: Adrian Shergold
Producer: Christine Langan
Screenplay: Jeff Pope, Bob Mills
Director of Photography: Danny Cohen
Top Cast
Timothy Spall
Albert Pierrepoint
Juliet Stevenson
Annie Pierrepoint
Mary Stockley
Ruth Ellis
Lizzie Hopley
Dorothea Waddingham
Joyia Fitch
Elizabeth Volkenrath
Sheyla Shehovich
Irma Grese
Simon Armstrong
Minister
Ann Bell
Violet Van Der Elst
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