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Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)
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.
Events
December 13th , 1948, Albert Pierrepoint hangs 13 war criminals on his first day day in Germany
November 28th , 1950, Albert Pierrepoint hangs an acquaintance, James Corbitt
July 13th , 1955, Albert Pierrepoint hangs Ruth Ellis
Directed by Adrian Shergold
Starring Ann Bell, Simon Armstrong, Nicholas Blane, Clive Brunt