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A carregar... Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)por Adrian Shergold
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Very unusual film about England's leading hangman for twenty years, Albert Pierrepoint. In many ways a straight biopic, it nonetheless gains from the striking nature of its subject matter and a riveting, lugubrious performance from Timothy Spall. There is good support from Juliet Stevenson as his faithful but suffering wife. Nothing is sensationalised, and the overall impact is all the greater for that. It would have been even better if more time had been added, spent on the years leading up to his resignation.The subtitle is of course inaccurate - he was not the last hangman in England as capital punishment continued for some years past his retirement. ( ) Albert Pierrepoint era il boia più celebre della Gran Bretagna. Seguendo le orme del padre, divenne rapidamente noto per la sua efficienza e compassione, diventando così "il migliore esecutore della terra". Dall'inizio del 1933, fino alla fine della sua carriera nel 1955, ha giustiziato 608 persone, tra cui le "Bestie di Belsen" (criminali di guerra), per le quali ha guadagnato la gratitudine di una nazione. Ma quando impiccò Ruth Ellis, l'ultima donna ad essere giustiziata in Gran Bretagna, i sentimenti pubblici erano cambiati ... e così anche Pierrepoint. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
Albert Pierrepoint joins the family business and becomes the most feared and respected executioner in Britain. Living a split life as a master hangman, loyal husband and grocery delivery man, Albert became the most feared executioner in Britain, famed for his craftsmanship in hanging over 450 people. Once praised and demonized for his role in the Nazi war trials, he must ultimately face a fate he couldn't have imagined. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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