Pierrepoint [dvd] : the last hangman / Weinstein Company Home Entertainment ; IFC First Take/UK Film Council and Capitol Films present a Granada production in association with Masterpiece Theatre ; producer, Christine Langan ; screenplay by Jeff Pope and Bob Mills ; director, Adrian Shergold.
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Distributed by Genius Entertainment, Distributed by Genius Entertainment,
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2005. Special features: Commentary by director Adrian Shergold; deleted scenes. Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Eddie Marsan, Christopher Fulford.
Summary:
Albert Pierrepoint joins the family business and becomes the most feared and respected executioner in Britain. Living a split life as a master hangman, loyal husband and grocery delivery man, Albert became the most feared executioner in Britain, famed for his craftsmanship in hanging over 450 people. Once praised and demonized for his role in the Nazi war trials, he must ultimately face a fate he couldn't have imagined.
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