| Director | Adrian Shergold |
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museum]] The film is loosely based on the life of Britain's most prolific hangman, Albert Pierrepoint (played by Timothy Spall), from the time he is trained for the job and accepted onto the list of the country's official hangmen in 1932 until his resignation in 1956. The film is a highly fictionalised account of his life and has a strong anti-capital punishment theme.