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- Albert Pierrepoint was Britain's most prolific executioner, overseeing the hanging of more than 600 condemned men and women including Derek Bentley, Ruth Ellis and Lord Haw Haw. Adrian Shergold's film starring Timothy Spall in the title role is a dark period piece exploring the stark relationship between compassion and work ethic.
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The film is loosely based on the life of Britain's most prolific hangman, Albert Pierrepoint (played by Timothy Spall), from the time he is trained for the job and accepted onto the list of the country's official hangmen in 1932 until his resignation in 1956.
Albert Pierrepoint : [while attending to Dorothea Waddingham's lifeless body] She paid the price; she's innocent now. Governor Paton-Walsh : I don't mind telling you Pierrepoint...
Timothy Spall stars in a fascinating character study about a compassionate executioner. Based on the true story of Albert Pierrepoint who presided over 400 h...
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Anthony David Farrow. Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman.
Timothy Spall gives a superb performance in this capital, fact-based portrait of Albert Pierrepoint, a working-class bloke whose second job, as the official executioner for the British Prison...
Mar 30, 2006 · Timothy Spall gives a career-best performance in the fascinating British biopic Pierrepoint (aka The Last Hangman, the film's factually incorrect American title).
