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Movie Overview
Cast
• Timothy Spall
• Juliet Stevenson
• Eddie Marsan
Director
• Adrian Shergold
MPAA Rating
R - for disturbing images, nudity and brief sexuality.
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2007)

REVIEWS
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INTERVIEWS
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OFCS Rating: 73% Fresh
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3/5
"the end result feels like business as usual done by-the-book."  Filmcritic.com  Chris Cabin

2.5/4
"...there's little doubt that the film will work just as well on the small screen as it does in theaters."  Reel Film Reviews  David Nusair

3/5
"An emotionally powerful drama about the dirty business of capital punishment."  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

B
"...a powerful pairing of work by two terrific actors [Spall and Stevenson]."  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Laura Clifford

4/5
"Spall is more than worthy of future leading roles."  Film Threat  Matthew Sorrento

2/4
"This recounting of Pierrepoint's rise and fall proves mostly a schematic message movie."  Slant Magazine  Nick Schager

4/5
"Compelling, powerful filmmaking."  Shadows on the Wall  Rich Cline

B+
"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."  Reeling Reviews  Robin Clifford

6/10
"Albert Pierrepoint single-handedly killed over 450 people in his career, dispatching most of them with an icy precision in less than 30 seconds."  Monsters and Critics  Ron Wilkinson

3.5/4
"See it if you're a fan of serious, literate drama and virtuoso acting."  Reel.com  Timothy Knight

"Click here to see review"  Wolf Entertainment Guide  William Wolf
OFCS Rating: 73% Fresh
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