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| MOVIE SYNOPSISTimothy Spall (Professor Pettigrew from the Harry Potter movies) gives a magnificently multilayered performance as the protagonist in PIERREPOINT: THE LAST HANGMAN.MPAA RATINGR, for disturbing images, nudity and brief sexuality.Afterwards, invite your friends to do the same.It's FREE and only takes a couple minutes!Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk!Reviews Counted: 49
Fresh: 38 Rotten: 11
Average Rating: 7."Timothy Spall is mesmerizing as the title character."If you're desperate for a movie that has nothing to do with sequels or product placement, look no further.Director Adrian Shergold and screenwriters Jeff Pope and Bob Mills take certain liberties with the facts of Pierrepoint's notorious career, but only to offer better insight into his complex personality.In the wrong hands this could have been capital punishment, but as a low key drama about one man's unique approach to life and other people's deaths, it's actually just, er, capital.Effectively shows how an executioner kills over six hundred people before coming to end of his rope.Avoiding the thornier issues around dabbling in a career choice as a kind of government sanctioned serial killer, hangman Pierrepoint instead boasts of his apparently unique talent for completing an execution in record seconds.You have to wonder just how true to life the melodramatic depiction of these events is.An emotionally powerful drama about the dirty business of capital punishment.Based on their press materials, they think they have made a film damning capital punishment and exploring Britain's most famous executioner.But they have made a film of artistic beauty and endless fascination.There is a great deal of food for thought in a film that personalizes the effects of the death penalty on both the executed and the executioner.Handles capitol punishment in a similar way that "Vera Drake" tackled the abortion issue ...See it if you're a fan of serious, literate drama and virtuoso acting.Very much a bookend to Vera Drake in its mixture of post war British reserve and ugly reality.As this sad, shambling antihero swings from one pole to the other on the issue of capital punishment, you are inclined to follow every step of the way toward his tragic enlightenment.The movie grows more compelling in the latter half as British public opinion turns against capital punishment and Pierrepoint begins to have his own doubts.Yorkshire in the last century.Whether the real Pierrepoint, who died in 1992, had a clear conscience, the portly Spall creates the perfect impression of a quietly decent, proud man who is overwhelmed by unwanted celebrity and by one too many jerking ropes.It should be at least 300x400 pixels and includes your entire head.Certain Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman article data provided by the Movie Review Query Engine.This article is about the film "Pierrepoint".For the article on the executioner himself, see Albert Pierrepoint.Pierrepoint (2005), North American title Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman, is a British film directed by Adrian Shergold about the life of British executioner Albert Pierrepoint.DVD on October 30, 2007.Plot
The film follows Britain's most prolific hangman, Albert Pierrepoint (Timothy Spall), from the time he is first trained for the job and accepted onto the list of the country's official hangmen in 1932 until his resignation in 1956.Ruth Ellis, the last woman executed in the UK.Themes
Pierrepoint deals with the subject of capital punishment, and specifically hanging, through the eyes of the executioner.However, we do not see a dark, sinister executioner, but a human being who takes pride in his work and maintains respect for the condemned, especially after they have been killed.The secrecy involved in the process of execution is examined, with Pierrepoint becoming almost a celebrity figure after his work in Germany at the executions of war criminals.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.Quotes
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This plot synopsis is empty.Cast overview, first billed only) Simon Armstrong ...Woman in PubNeil Fitzmaurice ...Field Marshall MontgomeryChristopher Fulford ...MPAA:
Rated R for disturbing images, nudity and brief sexuality.Trivia:
Despite the title Pierrepoint was not Britain's last hangman.Dance with a Stranger (1985)).Britain never had a "last hangman", as the last two executions before suspension of capital punishment were carried out in different cities at the same time.As the last two people executed were both guilty of the murder of John West, it was decided to carry out sentence at the same time in Aug 1964.In Nov 1965 People were still being sentenced to death.Goofs:
Continuity: In the final sequence of the film, when Pierrepoint is typing his letter of resignation, the last words are shown, as they are typed, to be "executioners forthwith."However, when Pierrepoint signs the letter in the next shot, the word "Executioners" is shown with a capital E.Quotes:
Albert Pierrepoint:
I did a lot of jobs in Germany.Uncle Tom (who is briefly portrayed in the film), and interestingly
reveals the technical side of his skillful and efficient methods for a
successful result!Along the way, Albert is seen with Field Marshal
Montgomery, who personally recommended Pierrepoint to carry out the
Nuremburg executions, as well as other familiar people such as Timothy
Evans, Derek Bentley and Ruth Ellis, all of whose cases fed the
argument for the abolition of capital punishment.This film is strangely
entertaining, never dull, although I noted some of the female members
of my audience were regularly looking downwards whenever a hanging was
shown.However, afterwards, there many favourable comments about this
film and we were still talking about it at the post show drink in the
pub afterwards!Oscar nomination for Spall?Terms and Privacy Policy under which this service is provided to you.All the men and women I have faced at that final moment convince me that in what I have done I have not prevented a single murder."Where No Man Has Gone Before Randomness*
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1:18 p.Hours() * 3600 + newCurrentTime.Hours() * 3600 + currentTime.See all 5 customer reviews...Ships from and sold by Amazon.Want it delivered Tuesday, January 15?Day Shipping at checkout.Read more about DVD formats.Following in the footsteps of his father and uncle before him, Albert Pierrepoint (Timothy Spall) joins the 'family business'.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.Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?The easiest way to shoot video reviews.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.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!Timothy Spall absorbs in his portrayal of Pierrepoint.This is a film to view and absorb and appreciate the superior quality of acting of Spall and Stevenson.Was this review helpful to you?"Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided to other Amazon.Your vote will be counted and will appear on the product page within 24 hours."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.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?Easily one of the best acting jobs of late.Was this review helpful to you?Pierrepoint at the Toronto Film Festival in 2005.This true story, originaly produced for broadcast on the BBC, tackles its subject matter with simplicity and a suprisingly open minded look at the death penalty.Was this review helpful to you?Well,
I have not got the DVD yet...!!!!It's been 1 month since I order the DVD, but so far no DVD!!!DO NOT miss this film
I saw Pierrepoint at a local theater.Timothy Spall does a magnificent job of taking us into the mind of the Last Hangman.Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.See the 2008 Golden Globe Nominees in Film: A guide by Amazon Screening Room "Amazon.Garmin StreetPilotsGet Garmin for less than you think with hot prices on the StreetPilot c330 and c340 GPS portable vehicle navigators.Using your checking account at Amazon.If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?Please note that we are unable to respond directly to all feedback submitted via this form, but we'll ask you to sign in so we can contact you if needed.Track your recent orders.Visit our Help department.Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.This content requires the Macromedia Flash Player.Phoenix East Finchley www.FACT Picturehouse, Liverpool www.Belmont Picturehouse, Aberdeen www.Little Theatre, Bath www.From April 21stqueens film theatre belfast www.From April 28thharbour lights picturehouse southampton www.From May 5thcornerhouse cinema manchester www.From June 2ndfilm theatre ipswich www.FACT Picturehouse, Liverpool www.Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle www.Belmont Picturehouse, Aberdeen www.From April 28thharbour lights picturehouse southampton www.From May 26throyal spa centre, leamington spa www.From June 16thassembly rooms ludlow www.The Pierrepoint Gallery is located in Bridport West Dorset, England.The area can rival Cornwall in the quality of light, scenery and the number and quality of its artists.There is quite a cross section of work covering contemporary, abstract and traditional but regardless of category or style the emphasis is on quality however you wish to define it.You can pay by Visa, Mastercard or cheque.The site changes on a daily basis so keep coming back and do consider signing up as a Member and receive advanced notice about events, special offers and online access to Private Views.Quite often a change of taste, a house move, an inheritance or merely a requirement to raise capital results in a decision to 'liberate' a painting or two, or even a whole collection.The Pierrepoint Private Collections Portfolio may be the answer.The Last Hangman, found in the Movies section of Boston.The Last Hangman " comes close enough to suffice for now.The movie, a gr ay and measured biography of Albert Pierrepoint , who worked until his 1956 retirement as chief executioner for Her Majesty's government, is grim stuff and very much a bookend to "Vera Drake " in its mixture of post war British reserve and ugly reality.Spall makes it work, creating a little man with big and terrible secrets.The title's a misnomer: Death by hanging continued in Britain until 1964, when capital punishment was abolished.Pierrepoint was the only hangman the public knew, though, because he was so very good at his job.He is estimated to have hanged some 450 people, including Ruth Ellis , the subject of the 1985 film "Dance With a Stranger.Directed by Adrian Shergold , a British TV veteran, "Pierrepoint" unfolds chronologically, beginning in 1932 as Albert is learning the, ah, ropes.He quickly learns to compartmentalize himself, leaving "Albert Pierrepoint" outside the execution room and becoming a cold yet oddly gentle instrument of justice the moment he crosses the threshhold.Pierrepoint doesn't concern himself with the crimes of the guilty."She's paid the price," he says of one victim.He began with the staff of the Belsen concentration camp; eventually he hanged 200 Nazis.The film treats this as a turning point, both in terms of Pierrepoint's public notoriety and his state of mind."Pierrepoint" loses its grip around this point, even if its lead actor doesn't.There's a preposterous subplot about an unlucky pub acquaintance of Albert's (Eddie Marsan ); it seems like arrant fictionalizing on the part of screenwriters Jeff Pope and Bob Mills , even though it apparently actually happened.As he settles into middle age, Spall's features are settling with him.Yet there's a sorrow in this actor always threatening to break free, and the drama of "Pierrepoint" is in watching it rise to the surface.By the end, Spall embodies Albert Pierrepoint's rueful 1974 statement that "capital punishment, in my view, accomplishes nothing but revenge.The fruit of my labor has left a bitter aftertaste."Who better than a hangman to know?For more on movies, go to boston. |
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