The Last Hangman
Synopsis
The setting is Lancashire in 1932. Albert Pierrepoint, in his early 30s, a local delivery truck driver, arrives home one day to a letter sent to him ‘On Her Majesty's Service'. He has been accepted for training at Pentonville Prison, to honour the Pierrepoint name and become a British executioner, following in the footsteps of both his father and uncle. Despite his proud excitement, his mother Mary disapproves and tells him exactly what she told his father; she never wants to hear, see, nor speak of it.
The opportunity is a dream come true for Albert and he makes the trip to London. The journey marks the beginning of the incredible career of the world's most famous executioner, who will one day officiate at the hangings of some of Britain's most notorious murderers including John George Haigh, the acid bath murderer, and Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain.
Details
- Year
- 2006
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 90 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
- Adrian Shergold
- Producer
- Andy Harries, Jeff Pope
- Editor
- Tania Reddin
- Screenwriter
- Jeff Pope, Bob Mills
- Director of Photography
- Danny Cohen
- Production Designer
- Candida Otton
- Sound
- Reginald Mills
- Music
- Martin Phipps
- Principal Cast
- Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Eddie Marsan
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 24th March 2006
