Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)

1940's England. When the world needed a hero, he gave them what they wanted. But history can be cruel. 2005-12-07 United Kingdom 98 Min. PG-13
7.2 76 votes

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.

Cast

Timothy Spall is Albert Pierrepoint
Albert Pierrepoint
Juliet Stevenson is Annie Pierrepoint
Annie Pierrepoint
Mary Stockley is Ruth Ellis
Ruth Ellis
Lizzie Hopley is Dorothea Waddingham
Dorothea Waddingham
Joyia Fitch is Elizabeth Volkenrath
Elizabeth Volkenrath
Sheyla Shehovich is Irma Grese
Simon Armstrong is Minister
Ann Bell is Violet Van Der Elst
Violet Van Der Elst
Tobias Menzies is Lieutenant Llewelyn
Lieutenant Llewelyn
Eddie Marsan is James 'Tish' Corbitt
James 'Tish' Corbitt
Nicholas Blane is Governor of Strangeways
Governor of Strangeways
Clive Brunt is Warder at Strangeways
Warder at Strangeways