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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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