Pierrepoint
Sign in to save2005 film by Adrian Shergold
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7.1Following 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.
Released: 2005-12-0798 minDir: Adrian ShergoldDrama, History
Cast
- Timothy Spall as Albert Pierrepoint
- Juliet Stevenson as Annie Pierrepoint
- Mary Stockley as Ruth Ellis
- Lizzie Hopley as Dorothea Waddingham
- Joyia Fitch as Elizabeth Volkenrath
- Sheyla Shehovich as Irma Grese
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 2005
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- capital punishment
- Cast member
- Eddie Marsan
- Composer
- Martin Phipps
- Cinematographer
- Danny Cohen
- Duration
- +90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 864077
- Distribution format
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Categories
2005 biographical drama films2005 British films2005 drama films2005 English-language films2005 filmsAlbert PierrepointBritish biographical drama filmsCultural depictions of Ruth EllisEnglish-language biographical drama filmsFilms about capital punishmentFilms directed by Adrian ShergoldFilms scored by Martin Phipps