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07/12/2005 Drama, History 1h 38m
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1940's England. When the world needed a hero, he gave them what they wanted. But history can be cruel.

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.

  1. Adrian Shergold

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Timothy Spall

    Albert Pierrepoint

  2. Juliet Stevenson

    Annie Pierrepoint

  3. Mary Stockley

    Ruth Ellis

  4. Lizzie Hopley

    Dorothea Waddingham

  5. Joyia Fitch

    Elizabeth Volkenrath

  6. Sheyla Shehovich

    Irma Grese

  7. Simon Armstrong

    Minister

  8. Ann Bell

    Violet Van Der Elst

  9. Tobias Menzies

    Lieutenant Llewelyn

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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