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.

Details

Genres

Drama, History

Language

EN

Release Date

2005-12-07

Runtime

98 min

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Cast

Timothy Spall

Juliet Stevenson

Mary Stockley

Lizzie Hopley

Joyia Fitch

Sheyla Shehovich

Simon Armstrong

Ann Bell

Tobias Menzies

Eddie Marsan