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Pierrepoint

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Pierrepoint
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R,1hr 34min
Genre:
Drama
Released:
June 1, 2007
Director:
Adrian Shergold
Distributor:
IFC First Take
Starring:
Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Cavan Clerkin  ...more
Synopsis: The life and career of the last in a long line of highly praised British executioners is explored in this drama directed by Adrian Shergold and starring Timothy Spall in the role of Albert Pierrepoint. As a youth, Pierrepoint was discouraged from pursuing the family career by a mother who claimed that the horrific line of work spurned his father to take up drink before eventually ushering him to an early grave. Despite his father's adverse reaction to the job's more gruesome details, Albert still ... Full Synopsis
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Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
The key to the film is in the performances by Spall and Stevenson -- and by Marsan. The utter averageness of the characters, their lack of insight, their normality, contrasts with the subject matter in an unsettling way. Full Review
Metascore
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 from metacritic.com
68
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Based on 15 critic reviews
Featured Cast
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Timothy Spall
Albert Pierrepoint
Juliet Stevenson
Anne Fletcher
Cavan Clerkin
George Cooper
Eddie Marsan
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