Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

2005
1h 38m
7.0

7.0/10

80 votes • View on IMDb

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

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Watch "Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman"

Open in New Tab

Production Information

Production Companies
UK Film Council Granada Productions
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date December 7, 2005
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0462477

Cast

Timothy Spall
Timothy Spall

Albert Pierrepoint

Juliet Stevenson
Juliet Stevenson

Annie Pierrepoint

Mary Stockley
Mary Stockley

Ruth Ellis

Lizzie Hopley
Lizzie Hopley

Dorothea Waddingham

Joyia Fitch
Joyia Fitch

Elizabeth Volkenrath

Sheyla Shehovich
Sheyla Shehovich

Irma Grese

Simon Armstrong
Simon Armstrong

Minister

Ann Bell
Ann Bell

Violet Van Der Elst

Tobias Menzies
Tobias Menzies

Lieutenant Llewelyn

Eddie Marsan
Eddie Marsan

James 'Tish' Corbitt

Nicholas Blane
Nicholas Blane

Governor of Strangeways

Clive Brunt
Clive Brunt

Warder at Strangeways

Key Crew

Adrian Shergold
Director
Andy Harries
Executive Producer
Rebecca Eaton
Executive Producer
Christine Langan
Producer
Jeff Pope
Executive Producer
Paul Trijbits
Executive Producer
Jeff Pope
Screenplay
Bob Mills
Screenplay