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.
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.
- Release Date: 2005-12-07
- Runtime: 1h 38min
- Production Company: UK Film Council
- Production Country: United Kingdom
- Director: Adrian Shergold
- Writers: Jeff Pope, Bob Mills.
