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Feature film — 2005

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)

7.11h 38mDrama — History

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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A high-signal pick with 85 votes.

UK Film Council / Granada Productions

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Director: Adrian Shergold

On screen

Cast & crew

Timothy Spall as Albert Pierrepoint

Timothy Spall

Albert Pierrepoint

Juliet Stevenson as Annie Pierrepoint

Juliet Stevenson

Annie Pierrepoint

Mary Stockley as Ruth Ellis

Mary Stockley

Ruth Ellis

Lizzie Hopley as Dorothea Waddingham

Lizzie Hopley

Dorothea Waddingham

Joyia Fitch as Elizabeth Volkenrath

Joyia Fitch

Elizabeth Volkenrath

Sheyla Shehovich as Irma Grese

Sheyla Shehovich

Irma Grese

Simon Armstrong as Minister

Simon Armstrong

Minister

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Ann Bell

Violet Van Der Elst

Tobias Menzies as Lieutenant Llewelyn

Tobias Menzies

Lieutenant Llewelyn

Eddie Marsan as James 'Tish' Corbitt

Eddie Marsan

James 'Tish' Corbitt

Nicholas Blane as Governor of Strangeways

Nicholas Blane

Governor of Strangeways

Clive Brunt as Warder at Strangeways

Clive Brunt

Warder at Strangeways

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