Pierrepoint (2005)

Original title

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Directed by

Adrian Shergold

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

14

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 82 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Albert Pierrepoint carries out executions as a hangman in Britain. The film follows his work and the impact it has on his life.

somberintrospectivemethodicalrestrainedmelancholicgroundedstark

What happens

Pierrepoint is a 2005 British film directed by Adrian Shergold about the life of British executioner Albert Pierrepoint. The film premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the UK on 7 April 2006. In the United States, it received a limited theatrical release at three screens on 7 June 2007, grossing $21,766. It was later released on DVD on 30 October 2007. Commissioned as a television film in 2004, Pierrepoint was broadcast on ITV on 25 August 2008, when it attracted an estimated audience of 3.6 million. The film was renamed Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman for its North American release, although Pierrepoint was not the last British hangman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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