Cavan Clerkin, Christopher Fulford, Eddie Marsan
A large, somewhat awkward man of simple manners, Albert Pierrepoint is like just any other decent, working-class fellow when we first encounter him. Then he goes for an interview at the local prison t...( read more
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DVD Release Date: October 30, 2007
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Flixster Reviews (283)
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October 1, 2009A great performance from Spall, everything else just seems like an afterthought! Would be a great theatre production!
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August 29, 2009An interesting look at the true story of Albert Pierrepoint, Britain's most notorious hangman, a great performance from Timothy Spall and great supporting role from Juliet Stevenson. Gave an insight into capital punishment from the executioner's point and public opinion against ...( read more)
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March 16, 2008This is a biopic of a fascinating man. Capital punishment, the dignity Pierrepoint felt the convicted were entitled to, and his own dignity in privacy are the main focus of the film. Incredibly subtle and well-acted.
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February 28, 2008Brooding character study based on the true story of Albert Pierrepoint, who served as the chief hangman in England from 1933-1955. Timothy Spall (Vanilla Sky) gives a brilliant performance as the quiet, methodical Pierrepoint, who goes about his work with deadly efficiency. In fa...( read more)
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September 23, 2009The Pierrepoint's lived near where I grew up and I met Britain's last hangman. Nothing was mentioned of it sending his father into an early grave, more that it was just a family business which was passed down from father to son.
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July 2, 2009A dark biopic on one of the last executioners in England, Timothy Spall gives a fantastic performance. Portraying Pierrepoint as a cold, calculating professional who takes pride in the precision and accuracy of his job but also a sensitive person racked by the worries and pains o...( read more)
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April 19, 2009Originally made for television, "Pierrepoint" is the story of Britain's most prolific hangman (not the last, there were nearly forty further executions after he retired from the duty). Albert Pierrepoint was, in fact, the third generation of executioner in his family (his fathe...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
November 2, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
June 15, 2007
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
[The film's] grittiness instantly adds to the historically and socio-economically convincing picture of working-class Yorkshire in the last century. full review
June 15, 2007
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Very much a bookend to Vera Drake in its mixture of post war British reserve and ugly reality. [Actor] Spall makes it work, creating a little man with big and terrible secrets. full review
June 4, 2007
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
Pierrepoint is worth seeing for Shergold's attention to process and for all the ghoulish details. full review
May 29, 2007
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
This recounting of Pierrepoint's rise and fall proves mostly a schematic message movie. full review
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March 20, 2007wen i watched this film i thought that it wud be a bit of a bore.but this really does get u from the start..one scene in particular is a bit sad,and to those who av seen it will no wat i mean..great acting.superb..
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