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Paris: Public Executioner

Date released

1936

Series name

The March of Time 1st Year

Issue no

8

NoS ID

352128

Story no

2 / 3

Fielding synopsis: "...a screen biography of Pierre Deibler, France’s chief executioner - ‘The Outcast of Paris’. In a lively piece of cinematic Grand Guignol, the March of Time cameras followed this...

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Act of Killing, The (2013)

Director

Joshua Oppenheimer

Producer

Werner Herzog; Errol Morris

Subject

History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 122 minutes), £12.99

THE ACT OF KILLING is a documentary about Anwar Congo, a gangster who, as leader of a death squad, committed mass murder during the killings of 1965 - 1966, which took place following the failed coup of the...

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King John (2012 Video)

Director

Maria Aberg

Video recording of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2012 production of King John directed by Maria Aberg. Alex Waldmann is King John. The roles of Philip the Bastard and Hubert are conflated and played by a...

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France abolishes death penalty (1981)

Genre

Interview

Report on France’s abolition of the death penalty. With references to the last executioner, Marcel Chevalier; the penultimate executioner, Andre Obrecht; French President, Francois Mitterrand; the...

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Hangman: a documentary (1987)

aka: Albert Pierrepoint interview

Albert Pierrepoint was Britain’s most famous executioner during the 1930s-50s. Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hung in Britain, numbers amongst those he executed. In this programme Pierrepoint talks about...

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Beating the Bounds

Date released

29 May 1933

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

301

NoS ID

139616

Story no

2 / 7

Extras

1 commentary sheet

Beefeaters escort the "executioner" on picturesque promenade of the Tower of London boundaries.

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SHANGHAI’S STREET OF DEATH

Date released

7 Apr 1927

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue no

1674

NoS ID

385878

Extras

1 film clip

NoS synopsis: ‘Bird cages’ strung on telegraph poles contain grim reminders of the executioner’s sword. Includes scenes of people climbing over one another to get through a doorway, young children on...

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Hangman (1987)

Genre

Feature

Albert Pierrepoint, Britain’s famous executioner from 1931-56, speaks to Fraser Shepherd(?) about his experiences. Written and produced by Fraser Shepherd, narrated by Douglas Cameron. Also includes public...

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Festival of Youth

Date released

13 Jun 1957

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1462A

NoS ID

021746

Story no

8 / 9

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Festival of Youth. DESCRIPTION: Hatfield House was the setting to the Hertfordshire Festival of Youth. The Queen Mother tours the stalls and the sideshows. One feature of the occasion...

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Large as Life

Date released

18 Oct 1965

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1898

NoS ID

026187

Story no

4 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Large As Life. DESCRIPTION: A preview of an exhibition that will be opening in Morecambe shortly. Life size figures for a tableaux - Britain through the Ages. SHOTLIST: MS two knight...

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