Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

2005 · 98 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 5,829 VOTES · DIR. Adrian Shergold

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 891 lines

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00:01:17 Now...
00:03:32 And a wall.
00:06:28 Mr Sellers, I can't find any bags.
00:10:27 Ticking away.
00:17:18 It's for t'war effort.
00:21:14 It's the government wants these people executed, not you or me.
00:23:51 Well, I wouldn't worry, Tish lad.
00:26:43 Yeah.
00:31:44 Last out of the lorry is Josef Kramer, the Beast of Belsen.
00:34:01 It's not right.
00:36:51 leave them dangling on the end of a rope for half an hour.
00:39:23 I'm sorry. I'm not with you, sir. I thought we had a week to do this job.
00:42:18 I'm supposed to let them hang for an hour before we take them down.
00:48:22 This man has paid the price, do you understand? He's atoned for his sins.
00:51:13 Devastated she was, when I told her.
00:54:04 Yeah, and buried her in the wash house.
00:58:28 Steady, lad.
01:00:38 Oh, aye, I can keep them at bay, yeah.
01:03:46 It's not your fault they're reprieved, is it?
01:06:52 And I shall sleep soundly tomorrow
01:11:10 I'm sorry, lad.
01:15:48 - He murdered Jessie, you know. - Tish?
01:17:52 Hold me, Annie, please.
01:24:25 Well, I don't know, but...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed891
Dialogue density9.1 lines / min
First line00:01:17
Final line01:24:25

Production Record

DirectorAdrian Shergold
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes5,829