I'm confused - the fastest execution - 7.5 seconds happened in 1951 and yet after that was shown Pierrpoint is shown executing high ranking Nazis in 1946/1947....is this not in chronological order or an oversite?
@Isthisthelongestname I think it isn't in chronological order... this is a movie after all but Timothy Spall deserved all the awards he should have been nominated for.
Infact i just checked all executions of american servicement in the uk were done by either tom or albert pierrepoint, infact some were done by tom with albert assisting his uncle. read "pierrepoint a family of executioners" by steve feilding and also read albert's autobiography its all in those books.
Jelperman albert's uncle tom pierrepoint was actually the offical executioner for the american army during the war and he was a very competant hangman. The bungled hanging of germans by the americans were the work of john c woods and his assistant joesph malta.
Starting at 6:13, and speaking as an American, I don't see what the problem was with the job SGT Wood did with the first Nuremburg condemned. They died, didn't they? After the crimes those Nazi's had committed, I frankly don't care whether or not they felt pain - in fact, that is a bonus.
@stevie301271 : I've never hurt an animal, or a person, in my entire life, nor am I mentally ill. However, I stil stand by my comments above. Those nazi's SHOULD feel pain. If I had been in GEN Montgomery's Office for the above scene, after he got done running down STG Wood,'s performance, I would have said, "And your point is what, Sir?".
The US hadn't hanged the Nuremberg war criminals yet. Monty was probably referring to the bungled hangings of US servicemen who were convicted and hanged by the US Army for rape and murder in the UK, and assumed (rightly as it turns out) that the US was going to do the same to Nazi war criminals.
Montgomery was the sort of general who thought EVERYTHING should be done "by the book". If the standard British hanging snapped the neck instantly, then that was what the Nazi guards should get as far as he was concerned. He and Pierrepoint have similar personalities: there is a right way to do something, and the wrong way is unacceptable.
@Jelperman: Be that as it may, if I was there as an American standing up for my countryman (STG Wood), I still would have said, "And your point is what, Sir?".
I've got news for you: everyone was embarrassed by Wood's botched hangings, which is why they made sure to use a different hangman for Tojo and the other Japanese war criminals. Why should anyone stick up for a fuckup because he's an American? Maj.Gen Fredendall was an American who fucked up his assignment. Should Ike have left him in charge of the US Army in North Africa? Hell no! Ike canned him and put Patton in charge. Thank goodness!
@Jelperman : The difference is that GEN Frendendall could have cost us the war. I'm sorry, but after their horrendous crimes, I feel no sympathy whatsoever for the Nuremburg condemned (and I know a great deal about how those hangings went). That's all I'm trying to say.
It has nothing to do with sympathy for the Nazis. It's about doing your job as you are supposed to do it. They didn't create the gallows with the weights and different lengths of rope just for the fun of it. It was to be efficient and to do things right.
As far as Market Garden was concerned, the entire Allied command in Europe thought it was a great idea at the time, so if they were going to fire Monty, they would have to fire Eisenhower, Gavin, Smith, Taylor and all the other generals, too.
@Jelperman : On the same subject, wasn't it GEN Montgomery that f----d up Operation Market Garden? By your logic, he too should have been relieved of command. (I would agree with that statement.)
0:24 The first use of a mobile phone recorded in the history of modern cinema...
er10b 2 weeks ago
1:58
"After 12 years of Nazi fuckery...
"WHAT?"
"After 12 years of Nazi thuggery..."
"Oh."
lasaboteuse 3 months ago
I'm finding the comments on these videos more interesting than the actual movie.
ElijahsImpact 10 months ago
I'm confused - the fastest execution - 7.5 seconds happened in 1951 and yet after that was shown Pierrpoint is shown executing high ranking Nazis in 1946/1947....is this not in chronological order or an oversite?
Thanks.
Isthisthelongestname 1 year ago 3
@Isthisthelongestname I think it isn't in chronological order... this is a movie after all but Timothy Spall deserved all the awards he should have been nominated for.
er10b 2 weeks ago
Infact i just checked all executions of american servicement in the uk were done by either tom or albert pierrepoint, infact some were done by tom with albert assisting his uncle. read "pierrepoint a family of executioners" by steve feilding and also read albert's autobiography its all in those books.
lewisb187 1 year ago
Jelperman albert's uncle tom pierrepoint was actually the offical executioner for the american army during the war and he was a very competant hangman. The bungled hanging of germans by the americans were the work of john c woods and his assistant joesph malta.
lewisb187 1 year ago
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hoosierdaddy3277 2 years ago
Starting at 6:13, and speaking as an American, I don't see what the problem was with the job SGT Wood did with the first Nuremburg condemned. They died, didn't they? After the crimes those Nazi's had committed, I frankly don't care whether or not they felt pain - in fact, that is a bonus.
wardenphil 2 years ago
There must be something mentally wrong with a person if they wish others to feel pain no matter what they did.
Did you kill animals when you were younger ?
stevie301271 2 years ago
@stevie301271 : I've never hurt an animal, or a person, in my entire life, nor am I mentally ill. However, I stil stand by my comments above. Those nazi's SHOULD feel pain. If I had been in GEN Montgomery's Office for the above scene, after he got done running down STG Wood,'s performance, I would have said, "And your point is what, Sir?".
wardenphil 2 years ago
The US hadn't hanged the Nuremberg war criminals yet. Monty was probably referring to the bungled hangings of US servicemen who were convicted and hanged by the US Army for rape and murder in the UK, and assumed (rightly as it turns out) that the US was going to do the same to Nazi war criminals.
Jelperman 2 years ago
Montgomery was the sort of general who thought EVERYTHING should be done "by the book". If the standard British hanging snapped the neck instantly, then that was what the Nazi guards should get as far as he was concerned. He and Pierrepoint have similar personalities: there is a right way to do something, and the wrong way is unacceptable.
Jelperman 2 years ago
@Jelperman: Be that as it may, if I was there as an American standing up for my countryman (STG Wood), I still would have said, "And your point is what, Sir?".
wardenphil 2 years ago
I've got news for you: everyone was embarrassed by Wood's botched hangings, which is why they made sure to use a different hangman for Tojo and the other Japanese war criminals. Why should anyone stick up for a fuckup because he's an American? Maj.Gen Fredendall was an American who fucked up his assignment. Should Ike have left him in charge of the US Army in North Africa? Hell no! Ike canned him and put Patton in charge. Thank goodness!
Jelperman 2 years ago
@Jelperman : The difference is that GEN Frendendall could have cost us the war. I'm sorry, but after their horrendous crimes, I feel no sympathy whatsoever for the Nuremburg condemned (and I know a great deal about how those hangings went). That's all I'm trying to say.
wardenphil 2 years ago
It has nothing to do with sympathy for the Nazis. It's about doing your job as you are supposed to do it. They didn't create the gallows with the weights and different lengths of rope just for the fun of it. It was to be efficient and to do things right.
As far as Market Garden was concerned, the entire Allied command in Europe thought it was a great idea at the time, so if they were going to fire Monty, they would have to fire Eisenhower, Gavin, Smith, Taylor and all the other generals, too.
Jelperman 2 years ago
@Jelperman : On the same subject, wasn't it GEN Montgomery that f----d up Operation Market Garden? By your logic, he too should have been relieved of command. (I would agree with that statement.)
wardenphil 2 years ago