Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
Directed by Adrian Shergold
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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- ርልዪረFebruary 21, 2025This is the story of one of Britain’s last hangmen, Albert Pierrepoint (1905-92), admirably played by Timothy Spall. It’s also a study in shame and pride. The shame is social and moral. Socially the ‘profession’ is abhorrent. No respectable person would choose to enter it. Morally, it’s guilt inflicting. Judicial judgement says Pierrepoint is not a murderer, but his conscience may suggest otherwise. In the film we see his sleepless nights, so we know he is not made of stone. Pride? Possibly a peculiarity of Pierrepoint himself due to family circumstances. He comes from a line of executioners (father and uncle). It’s in the family blood, so to speak. Traditional and conservative as he is, he means to carry on, even as the profession is dying out in Britain. He’s a relic and he knows it, but he’s also stubborn. This is what I do for a living, he thinks, and he does it well. He’s fast and efficient, no fuss, fumbling, hesitation (proud also to know the condemned die quickly, their suffering soon over). In a strange way, he’s humane. At any rate, he won’t be put out to pasture just because the times and attitudes are changing.
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman Trivia
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman was released on December 7, 2005.
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman was directed by Adrian Shergold.
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman has a runtime of 1h 38m.
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman was produced by Christine Langan.
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.
The key characters in Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman are Albert Pierrepoint (Timothy Spall), Annie Pierrepoint (Juliet Stevenson), Ruth Ellis (Mary Stockley).
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman is rated R.
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman is a Drama, Biography, Crime film.
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman has an audience rating of 8.5 out of 10.
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman has made $825K at the box office.