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Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)

2005-12-07 · 1h 38m · EN
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1940's England. When the world needed a hero, he gave them what they wanted. But history can be cruel.

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.

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Timothy SpallTimothy SpallAlbert PierrepointJuliet StevensonJuliet StevensonAnnie PierrepointEddie MarsanEddie MarsanJames 'Tish' CorbittSimon ArmstrongSimon ArmstrongMinisterAnn BellAnn BellViolet Van Der ElstTobias MenziesTobias MenziesLieutenant LlewelynNicholas BlaneNicholas BlaneGovernor of StrangewaysClive BruntClive BruntWarder at StrangewaysCavan ClerkinCavan ClerkinGeorge CooperCavan ClerkinCavan ClerkinGeorge CooperJames CordenJames CordenKirkyClaire KeelanClaire KeelanJessie Kelly

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BiographyBased on a true story1950s1940sEnglandHangmanCapital punishmentExecutionerBased on true story

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Genre affinityDrama · HistoryTheme affinityBiography · Based On A True Story · 1950sDialogue densityDramaDirector preference235378Actor preference3621 · 6470 · 120326Country preferenceGb

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What is Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman about?

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.

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Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman has a runtime of 98 minutes.

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