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

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Adrian Shergold
  • Profile picture of Timothy Spall
    Albert Pierrepoint Timothy Spall
  • Profile picture of Juliet Stevenson
    Annie Pierrepoint Juliet Stevenson
  • Profile picture of Mary Stockley
    Ruth Ellis Mary Stockley
  • Profile picture of Lizzie Hopley
    Dorothea Waddingham Lizzie Hopley
  • Profile picture of Joyia Fitch
    Elizabeth Volkenrath Joyia Fitch
  • Profile picture of Sheyla Shehovich
    Irma Grese Sheyla Shehovich
  • Profile picture of Simon Armstrong
    Minister Simon Armstrong
  • Profile picture of Ann Bell
    Violet Van Der Elst Ann Bell

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Keywords

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