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.
Stars: Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Mary Stockley, Lizzie Hopley, Joyia Fitch, Sheyla Shehovich
Crew: Adrian Shergold (Director), Christine Langan (Producer), Nick Cox (Sound Effects Editor), Ian Waggott (Foley Artist), Paul Trijbits (Executive Producer), Ashley Johnson (Makeup Artist)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: UK Film Council, Granada Productions
Runtime: 98 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 07, 2005
IMDb: 3.8
Keywords:england, biography, based on true story, hangman, executioner, capital punishment, 1940s, 1950s
