Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
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Actor: Christopher Fulford, Clive Francis, Ian Shaw, Juliet Stevenson, Timothy SpallBrand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
Cinematographer: Danny Cohen
Composer: Martin Phipps
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-30
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Ifc
DVD Reviews of Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
DVD Review: What A Movie !!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I can't think of a thing to add to any of the + reviews on here , the movie was EXCELLENT & the actor portraying Mr. Pierrepoint looks enough like him to be a Very Close Brother & his acting was right on with the book. I would reccommend reading the book first [ Executioner : Pierrepoint ],as it reveals a lot more & evidently Timothy Spall who portrayed Mr. Pierrepoint in the movie must have read it, as he does an unbelieveable job portraying the emotions & feel exactly of Mr. Pierrepoint !!!It's as IF Mr. Pierrepoint himself walked out of the book & into the movie.
One of the best movies & book i ever saw & read !!! 10 stars +
DVD Review: Timothy Spall as a Hangman with Humanity
Summary: 4 Stars
The title of this film is a little misleading as Albert Pierrepoint was not Britain's last hangman. He was however Britain's most famous hangman following in the footsteps of both his father and his uncle. What might suprise Americans is the speed of British executions. Having watched death house scenes in many American movies we are used to the process of execution taking minutes as the condemed walk to the chair or gas chamber, they are the strapped in and asked for any last words. The process taking quite a time and must be nerve racking for all concerned. British executions as shown in this film take only seconds from Pierrrepoint entering the death cell to the condemed man being dead. This film shows one execution taking only seven seconds. As a Brit I may be biased, but it does appear to me that we carried out executions with more humanity than our US cousins.
This film portrays Pierrepoint as the total professional, not even interested in what the condemed has done only in their height, weight and physical condition. A man who takes pride in the speed of his work and not hurting those about to die. A man who carries out his work with humanity without becoming a monster. Such was Pierrepoint's standing in the prison service, though not with the public as his idendity was kept secret, that he was choosen by Field Marshal Montgommery to execute German war criminals following World War II. It is this that brings Pierrepoint to the public's attention and he is hailed as a hero by the British people.
Timothy Spall is in great form as Albert Pierrepoint an ordinary man with an extraordinary job, although it was never a full time occupation. Juliet Stevenson is also first rate as his wife. Spall shows how doubt slowly enters Pierrepoint's mind. At first he is convinced he is carrying an important task. He does however say it is not him killing the condemed, that is the judge and jury. Slowly he comes to hate his role and uses an quarrel over expenses as an excuse to resign as a hangman. We also see how the British public's attitude to the deth penalty changed in the fifties and sixties, Pierrepoint once the hero being called a murderer. Although it is doubtful that a majority of the British people ever opposed hanging.
The film ends with Pierrepoint's famous quote about the death penalty acceiving nothing but vengance. This however does not mean that Pierrepoint was opposed to the death penalty some authorites claiming that he supported it to the day he died.
All in all a good film about an unusal subject.
DVD Review: DO NOT miss this film
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw Pierrepoint at a local theater. Timothy Spall does a magnificent job of taking us into the mind of the Last Hangman. What starts out as a family secret becomes a badge of honor and once revealed a kind of "scarlet letter". Wonderfully acted with many poignant scenes.
A very moving film....that will reward anyone who watches it!!
DVD Review: A Brilliant Little Film Opens the Window to an Unknown Profession
Summary: 5 Stars
PIERREPOINT: THE LAST HANGMAN is one of those films that emerges from the cracks in the theater 'failures' only to find its poignant message when released on DVD. Granted, the idea of a story based on England's most famous executioner doesn't immediately catch the interest of the general audience, but for those fortunate enough to either rent or buy this DVD, the rewards are plentiful. It is a little masterpiece of writing, acting, directing and production values.
Albert Pierrepoint was the third man in his family to 'ascend' to the list of executioners (capital punishment in England at the time was by hanging), and when he is accepted to the list in 1932 he begins what became the longest and most prolific career of British executioners. He took enormous pride in his work, assuring his peers as well as his 'victims' that every aspect of his job was done with obsessive professionalism: his timing of his duties was the shortest on record, meaning that from the moment he opened the door to the condemned prisoner's room through the hooding and noose placement and tripping of the platform and subsequent death of the 'criminal', he spared suffering as much as was feasible. He was supported by a wife who kept the secret of her husband's anonymous role and it was only when the Pierrepoint's pride in his job became known that downfall of their lives is threatened. At times adored by the public for his assignment to hand the Nazi criminals and the famous murderers and eventually the target of the anti capital punishment activists, Pierrepoint's professionalism sustained him until a final tragic assignment changed his view of his job.
Timothy Spall is splendid as Pierrepoint, capturing all of the nuances of the simple, honest man's pride as well as his Achilles' heel. Juliet Stevenson turns in yet another understated and completely realized role as Pierrepoint's wife. Director Adrian Shergold, using a script written by Bob Mills and Jeff Pope, paces the film sensitively, drawing on the atrocious duties involved in the job of executioner (they actually had to prepare the bodies of the dead victims for the morticians!) along with the moments of pub frivolity to allow the audience to understand the true person Timothy Spall absorbs in his portrayal of Pierrepoint. The sets and lighting and cinematography could not be better. This is a film to view and absorb and appreciate the superior quality of acting of Spall and Stevenson. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, December 07
DVD Review: Timothy Spall finally in a deserving leading role.
Summary: 5 Stars
Finally,constant supporting actor for over thirty years, Timothy Spall snares a leading role opposite the equally amazing Juliet Stevenson to bring to the screen the story of Albert Pierrepoint, the last English hangman. Pierrepoint, like his father and uncle before him was appointed Britain's Chief Executioner from 1933-1955 during which he personally oversaw 600+ hangings, including the famous Nazi War Criminal trials from Belsen Camp.He approaches every hanging as all in a day's work.His wife,masterfully embodied by Juliet Stevenson, chooses to know nothing of her husband's job.But, how long can something of this nature stay under the radar screen without it affecting them personally and as a couple? For people who like intense,well-acted films,look no farther that the noose right in front of your face! Easily one of the best acting jobs of late.
Description of Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
Following in the footsteps of his father and uncle before him Albert Pierrepoint (Timothy Spall) joins the 'family business'. He becomes the most feared and respected executioner in Britain hanging over 450 people before his sudden resignation in 1956. Living a double life as a master craftsman hangman and as a grocery deliveryman and loyal husband Pierrepoint's obsession with becoming the 'Number One' executioner in the country results in a fate he could not have chosen.System Requirements:Run Time: 98 minutes Genre:?DRAMA Rating:?R UPC:?796019805407 Manufacturer No:?80540General DVDs
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