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Albert Pierrepoint
- Albert Pierrepoint (/ ˈpɪərpɔɪnt /; 30 March 1905 – 10 July 1992) was an English hangman who executed between 435 and 600 people in a 25-year career that ended in 1956.
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Thomas Pierrepoint (uncle) Albert Pierrepoint ( / ˈpɪərpɔɪnt /; 30 March 1905 – 10 July 1992) was an English hangman who executed between 435 and 600 people in a 25-year career that ended in 1956. His father Henry and uncle Thomas were official hangmen before him.
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Feb 19, 2013 · Albert Pierrepoint was an unlikely mid-century celebrity. When he wasn’t managing a pub in Manchester, he earned his keep as Britain’s last official hangman. Pierrepoint was born in Yorkshire...
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Nov 1, 2007 · Roger Ebert November 01, 2007. Tweet. Albert Pierrepoint (Timothy Spall) adjusts the noose around Ruth Ellis (Mary Stockley), the last woman hanged in the United Kingdom, in Pierrepoint, the Last Hangman. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch.
Commissioned as a television film in 2004, [4] Pierrepoint was broadcast on ITV on 25 August 2008, when it attracted an estimated audience of 3.6 million. [5] The film was renamed Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman for its North American release, although Pierrepoint was not the last British hangman.
Jun 8, 2007 · Directed by Adrian Shergold. Biography, Crime, Drama, History. R. 1h 30m. By Stephen Holden. June 8, 2007. Timothy Spall is the quintessential blundering bloke in English movies.