Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
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.
- Year: 2005
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Drama, History
- Studio: UK Film Council, Granada Productions
- Keyword: england, biography, based on true story, hangman, executioner, capital punishment, 1940s, 1950s
- Director: Adrian Shergold
- Cast: Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Mary Stockley, Lizzie Hopley, Joyia Fitch, Sheyla Shehovich