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Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

2005 · 1h 38m · Drama · History

1940's England. When the world needed a hero, he gave them what they wanted. But history can be cruel.

IMDb
7.4
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
Metacritic
68

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Overview

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.

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Cast

Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Albert Pierrepoint

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Annie Pierrepoint

Mary Stockley

Mary Stockley

Ruth Ellis

Lizzie Hopley

Lizzie Hopley

Dorothea Waddingham

Joyia Fitch

Joyia Fitch

Elizabeth Volkenrath

Sheyla Shehovich

Sheyla Shehovich

Irma Grese

Simon Armstrong

Simon Armstrong

Minister

Ann Bell

Ann Bell

Violet Van Der Elst

Tobias Menzies

Tobias Menzies

Lieutenant Llewelyn

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

James 'Tish' Corbitt

Nicholas Blane

Nicholas Blane

Governor of Strangeways

Clive Brunt

Clive Brunt

Warder at Strangeways

Cavan Clerkin

Cavan Clerkin

George Cooper

James Corden

James Corden

Kirky

Claire Keelan

Claire Keelan

Jessie Kelly

Christopher Fulford

Christopher Fulford

Sykes

Crew

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Details

Release date
December 7, 2005
Status
Released
Original language
English
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
14
Genres
Drama, History

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