Pierrepoint

Also known as Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman, The Last Hangman, Albert Pierrepoint, Last Hangman

2005 film by Adrian Shergold

Film · TMDB

7.1

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.

Released: 2005-12-0798 minDir: Adrian ShergoldDrama, History

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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

Themes

england
biography
based on true story
hangman
executioner
capital punishment
1940s
1950s

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Ratings

IMDb

7.4/10

6,022 votes

Year: 2005
Runtime: 95 min
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama

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