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Pierrepoint (15)
- Consumer Advice: Contains capital punishment theme and detail of hanging
- Run time: 1 hour 35 mins
- Genre: Drama
- Release date: 7th April 2006
- Starring: Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Eddie Marsan
- Directed by: Adrian Shergold
- Official Website: www.pierrepointmovie.com
- Distributor: Redbus Film Distribution
Plot Synopsis
PIERREPOINT is the devastating, true-life story of Albert Pierrepoint, Britain's most notorious hangman. Following in the footsteps of his father and uncle before him, Albert joins the 'family business' in 1934. He rises through the ranks to become the most feared and respected executioner in the country, hanging over 600 people before his sudden resignation in 1956.
Living a double life as a master hangman, a humble grocery deliveryman and loyal husband, Pierrepoint's obsession to become the 'Number One' executioner in the land results in him executing some of Britain's most infamous murderers and Nazi war criminals. But this also shatters Pierrepoint's jealously guarded anonymity turning him into a minor celebrity. As his two lives collide, and 1950's public opinion turns against capital punishment, Pierrepoint troubled by his notoriety is ready to give it all up, but fate has other plans in store for him.
Featuring an outstanding performance by Timothy Spall, as the executioner struggling with his work, duty and conscience, this is a gripping tale of crime, punishment and redemption.