The Last Hangman 2005

Name: The Last Hangman
Released: 2005-12-07
Cast: Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Mary Stockley, Lizzie Hopley, Joyia Fitch

Synopsis:

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.

Directed by:	Adrian Shergold
Written by:	Jeff Pope & Bob Mills
Release date:	2005-12-07
Runtime:	98 minutes
Critics score:	77 / 100
Tagline:	1940's England. When the world needed a hero, he gave them what they wanted. But history can be cruel.