Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

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1940's England. When the world needed a hero, he gave them what they wanted. But history can be cruel.

Released December 07, 2005

Overview

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.