Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

– Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific execu..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.50 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 35 Minutes
Release Year:
2005
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)

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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Producing Country:
USA, UK
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Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005) - Trailer

Release Date:

07 Apr 2006

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Adrian Shergold

Writer:

Bob Mills (screenplay), Jeff Pope (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Ann Bell, Simon Armstrong, Nicholas Blane, Clive Brunt

Plot:

Albert Pierrepoint delivered groceries - and was a hangman. Following in his father's footsteps he quickly became known for his efficiency and compassion, rising to become 'the best in the land'. From early 1933, until the end of his career in 1955, he executed 608 people, including the 'Beasts of Belsen' (war criminals), for which he earned the gratitude of a nation. But by the time he hanged Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in Britain, public sentiments had changed... and so had Pierrepoint.

Awards:

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Production:

IFC First Take

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
Metacritic:
68%