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2005

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Directed by Adrian Shergold
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.

Duration

1h 38m

Released

December 7, 2005

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Cast31

  • Timothy Spall
  • Juliet Stevenson
  • Mary Stockley
  • Lizzie Hopley
  • Joyia Fitch
  • Sheyla Shehovich
  • Simon Armstrong
  • Ann Bell
  • Tobias Menzies

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