Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
1940's England. When the world needed a hero, he gave them what they wanted. But history can be cruel.
1940's England. When the world needed a hero, he gave them what they ...
Drama, History
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2005
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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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Rated:
R
Runtime:
98 min
Release date:
7 Dec 2005
Country:
GB, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award2 wins & 4 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
[The film's] grittiness instantly adds to the historically and socio-economically convincing picture of working-class Yorkshire in the last century.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
15 Jun 2007
fresh:
The very title of this movie seems to message its doom. What could possibly be dramatic enough about Britain's last hangman to carry our interest over a 90-minute film? A whole lot, it turns out.
– Susan Walker,
Toronto Star,
15 Jun 2007
fresh:
The movie grows more compelling in the latter half as British public opinion turns against capital punishment and Pierrepoint begins to have his own doubts.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
21 Jun 2007
fresh:
Grim and disturbing yet perversely riveting.
– Ruthe Stein,
San Francisco Chronicle,
22 Jun 2007
fresh:
The key to the film is in the performances by Spall and Stevenson -- and by Marsan. The utter averageness of the characters, their lack of insight, their normality, contrasts with the subject matter in an unsettling way.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
2 Nov 2007