Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.719 |
Directed By
Adrian Shergold
Crew
Adrian Shergold
Christine Langan
Nick Cox
Ian Waggott
Paul Trijbits
Ashley Johnson
Paul Hanks
Rebecca Eaton
Christina Baker
Tom O'Pray
Jeff Pope
Philip Barnes
Andy Harries
Mark Hackett
Paul Gooch
Andrea Coathupe
Jeff Pope
Bob Mills
Tania Reddin
Danny Cohen
Martin Phipps
Mary-Jane Reyner
Mo Johnstone
Candida Otton
Kate Rhodes James
TOP 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
Simon Armstrong
Minister
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
James Corden
Kirky
Claire Keelan
Jessie Kelly
Christopher Fulford
Sykes
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
Frances Shergold
Alice
Rodney Litchfield
Sellers
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
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