Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in |
Summary |
Albert Pierrepoint joins the family business and becomes the most feared and respected executioner in Britain. Living a split life as a master hangman, loyal husband and grocery delivery man, Albert became the most feared executioner in Britain, famed for his craftsmanship in hanging over 450 people. Once praised and demonized for his role in the Nazi war trials, he must ultimately face a fate he couldn't have imagined |
Notes |
Originally released as a motion picture with title "The last hangman", in 2005 |
Credits |
Producer, Christine Langan ; screenplay by Jeff Pope and Bob Mills ; director, Adrian Shergold ; director of photography, Danny Cohen ; editor, Tania Reddin ; composer, Martin Phipps ; costume designer, Mary Jane Reyner ; production designer, Candida Otton |
Cast |
Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Eddie Marsan, Christopher Fulford |
Notes |
Off-air recording of Ovation Channel broadcast July 2, 2009. Copied under Part VA of the Copyright Act |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
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Rated: M |
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DVD |
Subject |
Pierrepoint, Albert, 1905- -- Drama
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Executions and executioners -- Great Britain -- Drama
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Hanging -- Great Britain -- Drama
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Capital punishment -- Drama
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Feature films
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SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- Drama
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Author |
Langan, Christine
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Pope, Jeff
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Mills, Bob
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Shergold, Adrian
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UK Film Council
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Capitol Films
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Granada (Firm)
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Ovation (TV network)
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