Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
2005·Movie
·1h 38min·
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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.
Biographical DramaHistorical True StoryMoral DilemmaPsychological Character StudyBritish HistoryBleak & SomberExecutioner StorySocietal CritiqueEthical Questions
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Directed by:
Adrian Shergold, Mo Johnstone
Written by:
Jeff Pope, Bob Mills
Produced by:
Andy Harries, Rebecca Eaton, Kate Rhodes James
Composed by:
Paul Hanks, Martin Phipps, Ian Waggott
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