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Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

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

7.2(77 votes)
2005
1h 38m
DramaHistory

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.

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Companies:
UK Film Council
Granada Productions

Languages

Original:en
Spoken:
English

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