2005DramaHistory1h 38m

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.

Information

StatusReleased
Original Languageen

Keywords

englandbiographybased on true storyhangmanexecutionercapital punishment1940s1950s

Production

UK Film Council
UK Film Council
Granada Productions
Granada Productions