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Caz · 27-08-2008, 19:32

In answer to steeljack's question, his "fame" came when he was chosen to execute the Nazi criminals. He expected his anonimity to continue, and was totally shocked to come back to this country as a "hero". A far cry from the treatment he received in latter years, just before the death penalty was dropped.

His father and uncle were hangmen before him, but he gained notoriety due to the Nazi hangings, and the number he hung overall, believed to be about 600

A lot of dramatic licence was used in the film. It was slated when it originally came out in 2005, and some actors previously offered the part of Pierrepoint turned it down, because it did not tell the story correctly. One instance being the over emphasis on his friendship with "Tish".

He apparantly turned against the death penalty after his retirement. It would have been interesting to have seen this in the film, which incidently was originally incorrectly titled "the last Hangman"

27-08-2008, 19:32	#18
Caz God Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Accrington Posts: 2,210 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 974	Re: Peirrepoint In answer to steeljack's question, his "fame" came when he was chosen to execute the Nazi criminals. He expected his anonimity to continue, and was totally shocked to come back to this country as a "hero". A far cry from the treatment he received in latter years, just before the death penalty was dropped. His father and uncle were hangmen before him, but he gained notoriety due to the Nazi hangings, and the number he hung overall, believed to be about 600 A lot of dramatic licence was used in the film. It was slated when it originally came out in 2005, and some actors previously offered the part of Pierrepoint turned it down, because it did not tell the story correctly. One instance being the over emphasis on his friendship with "Tish". He apparantly turned against the death penalty after his retirement. It would have been interesting to have seen this in the film, which incidently was originally incorrectly titled "the last Hangman"