TMDb Rating
7.0/10
80 verified votes
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)
DramaHistory
98 min
"1940's England. When the world needed a hero, he gave them what they wanted. But history can be cruel."
Plot Summary
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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DramaHistoryAdrian ShergoldTimothy SpallJuliet Stevenson2005
Director
Adrian Shergold
Top Cast
Timothy SpallJuliet StevensonMary StockleyLizzie HopleyJoyia Fitch
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