Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)

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.

Date of release
2005-12-07
TMDB
7.1 / 10 (85)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Adrian Shergold

Casting

  • Timothy Spall — Albert Pierrepoint
  • Juliet Stevenson — Annie Pierrepoint
  • Mary Stockley — Ruth Ellis
  • Lizzie Hopley — Dorothea Waddingham
  • Joyia Fitch — Elizabeth Volkenrath
  • Sheyla Shehovich — Irma Grese
  • Simon Armstrong — Minister
  • Ann Bell — Violet Van Der Elst
  • Tobias Menzies — Lieutenant Llewelyn
  • Eddie Marsan — James 'Tish' Corbitt
  • Nicholas Blane — Governor of Strangeways
  • Clive Brunt — Warder at Strangeways

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