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- BFI identifier720809
- Date2005 (Copyright)
2006-04-07 (Release) - Production countryUnited Kingdom, USA
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- SynopsisDrama. Following in the footsteps of his father, Albert joins the family 'business'. He rises through the ranks to become the most feared executioner in the country. Living a double life as a master crafstman hangman, and as a grocery deliveryman, his obsession to become the Number One executioner shatters his jealously guarded anonymity turning him into a minor celebrity. With 1950's public opinion turning against capital punishment he is ready to give it all up, but fate has other plans for him. (Synopsis)
- Work historyShown at the Toronto Film Festival (Sept. 2005) under its production title 'The Last Hangman'.
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- CastTimothy Spall (Albert Pierrepoint)
Juliet Stevenson (Anne Fletcher)
Eddie Marsan (Tish)
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Title
Pierrepoint (Original)
The Last Hangman (Alternative)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/32DD-A52A-D798-7222-832B-BCategory
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
This work is available to view in the Mediatheque at BFI Southbank.
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view all - ArticlesScreen International n1578 5 Jan 2007 - ArticleEmpire n203 May 2006 - ReviewFilm Review n675 October 2006 - DVD ReviewVariety 10 Apr 2006 - Credits, Review, SynopsisEmpire n208 October 2006 - DVD Reviewview all
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Work - 720809 - 2005 (Copyright)
United Kingdom - TV - Fiction
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