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.
Synopsis
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
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Timothy Spall
as Albert Pierrepoint
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Juliet Stevenson
as Annie Pierrepoint
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Mary Stockley
as Ruth Ellis
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Lizzie Hopley
as Dorothea Waddingham
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Joyia Fitch
as Elizabeth Volkenrath
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Sheyla Shehovich
as Irma Grese
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Simon Armstrong
as Minister
- Ann Bell as Violet Van Der Elst
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Tobias Menzies
as Lieutenant Llewelyn
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Eddie Marsan
as James 'Tish' Corbitt
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Nicholas Blane
as Governor of Strangeways
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Clive Brunt
as Warder at Strangeways
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Cavan Clerkin
as George Cooper
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James Corden
as Kirky
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Claire Keelan
as Jessie Kelly
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Christopher Fulford
as Sykes
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Bernard Kay
as Uncle Tom
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Maggie Ollerenshaw
as Mary Pierrepoint
Crew
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Adrian Shergold
Director
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Danny Cohen
Director of Photography
- Tania Reddin Editor
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Martin Phipps
Original Music Composer
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Christine Langan
Producer
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Jeff Pope
Screenplay
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Bob Mills
Screenplay
