THE LAST HANGMAN
by Adrian Shergold
synopsis
A working-class man goes on to achieve fame as a hangman: he ensures a quick and humane death without judging the merits of guilt or innocence. But when he is called to Germany to execute Nuremberg criminals at the end of World War II, he becomes increasingly uncertain of his moral imperatives...
international title: | The Last Hangman |
original title: | The Last Hangman |
country: | United Kingdom, United States |
sales agent: | Capitol Films |
year: | 2005 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Adrian Shergold |
film run: | 90' |
release date: | UK 7/04/2006 |
screenplay: | Jeff Pope |
cast: | Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Eddie Marsan, Simon Armstrong, Christopher Fulford, Ann Bell, Nicholas Blane |
producer: | Andy Harries, Jeff Pope, Christine Langan |
production: | Granada Films |
backing: | UK Film Council |
distributor: | Lionsgate |