Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)

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

Directed by Adrian Shergold1h 38mDrama,History

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.

Rated
14
Year
2005
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
7 December 2005
TMDB
7.1 (85)
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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
A
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
Cavan Clerkin
Cavan Clerkin
George Cooper
James Corden
James Corden
Kirky
Claire Keelan
Claire Keelan
Jessie Kelly
Christopher Fulford
Christopher Fulford
Sykes
Bernard Kay
Bernard Kay
Uncle Tom
Maggie Ollerenshaw
Maggie Ollerenshaw
Mary Pierrepoint
Tim Woodward
Tim Woodward
Governor of Holloway
Clive Francis
Clive Francis
Field Marshall Montgomery
Neil Fitzmaurice
Neil Fitzmaurice
Cliff the Scouser
Keiran Flynn
Keiran Flynn
Neville
F
Frances Shergold
Alice
Rodney Litchfield
Rodney Litchfield
Sellers
Ben McKay
Ben McKay
Timothy Evans
Jack Lord
Jack Lord
Jack Ellis
Mary Jo Randle
Mary Jo Randle
Mrs Corbett
Kate Rutter
Kate Rutter
Eileen
Robin Soans
Robin Soans
Governor Paton-Walsh
Marie Critchley
Marie Critchley
Woman in Pub
Paul Ready
Paul Ready
Anthony David Farrow
D
David Davies
Nazi Prisoner
A
Alex Helm
German Prisoner (uncredited)

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