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Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
"1940's England. When the world needed a hero, he gave them what they wanted. But history can be cruel."
2005 • 1h 38m • ★ 7.0 (80 votes) Released
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.
Director
Adrian Shergold
Screenplay
Jeff Pope
Screenplay
Bob Mills
Rating
7.0
Runtime
98 min
Production
UK Film Council
Granada ProductionsTop Billed Cast
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Keywords
englandbiographybased on true storyhangmanexecutionercapital punishment1940s1950s
