Drama ·History · United Kingdom · 2005 · 1h 38m

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman poster
Director
Adrian Shergold
Cast
Timothy Spall as Albert Pierrepoint Juliet Stevenson as Annie Pierrepoint Mary Stockley as Ruth Ellis Lizzie Hopley as Dorothea Waddingham Joyia Fitch as Elizabeth Volkenrath Sheyla Shehovich as Irma Grese
Crew
Danny Cohen — Director of Photography Tania Reddin — Editor Martin Phipps — Original Music Composer Jeff Pope — Screenplay Bob Mills — Screenplay Christine Langan — Producer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
englandbiographybased on true storyhangmanexecutionercapital punishment1940s1950s
Key Collaborators
Adrian Shergold Director Danny Cohen Director of Photography Tania Reddin Editor Martin Phipps Original Music Composer Jeff Pope Screenplay Bob Mills Screenplay Christine Langan Producer Candida Otton Production Design Mary-Jane Reyner Costume Design
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