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Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman 2005 Directed by Adrian Shergold

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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , History
Production Companies UK Film Council , Granada Productions
Release Date 7 December 2005
98 mins
Cast
Timothy Spall Albert Pierrepoint
Juliet Stevenson Annie Pierrepoint
Mary Stockley Ruth Ellis
Lizzie Hopley Dorothea Waddingham
Joyia Fitch Elizabeth Volkenrath
Sheyla Shehovich Irma Grese
Ann Bell Violet Van Der Elst
Tobias Menzies Lieutenant Llewelyn
Eddie Marsan James 'Tish' Corbitt
Nicholas Blane Governor of Strangeways
Clive Brunt Warder at Strangeways
Cavan Clerkin George Cooper
Claire Keelan Jessie Kelly
Bernard Kay Uncle Tom
Maggie Ollerenshaw Mary Pierrepoint
Tim Woodward Governor of Holloway
Clive Francis Field Marshall Montgomery
Neil Fitzmaurice Cliff the Scouser
Keiran Flynn Neville
Ben McKay Timothy Evans
Jack Lord Jack Ellis
Mary Jo Randle Mrs Corbett
Kate Rutter Eileen
Robin Soans Governor Paton-Walsh
Marie Critchley Woman in Pub
Paul Ready Anthony David Farrow