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Hangmen Motorcycle Club
Hangmen is the plural of hangman; an executioner who carries out a death sentence by hanging. Hangmen, or The Hangmen, may also refer to: *Hangmen (DC Comics), a DC Comics supervillain team * ''Hangmen'' (film), a 1987 American film * ''Hangmen'' (play), a play by Martin McDonagh *The Hangmen (British band) The Hangmen are a three piece band from the North East of England who play their own compositions. Musically they are a punk-rockabilly hybrid often categorised as 'psychobilly', with dark and often dramatic lyrics. The instrumentation i ... * The Hangmen (Washington, D.C. band) * Hangmen Motorcycle Club See also * * * Hangman (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Executioner
An executioner, also known as a hangman or headsman, is an official who executes a sentence of capital punishment on a legally condemned person. Scope and job The executioner was usually presented with a warrant authorising or ordering him to ''execute'' the sentence. The warrant protects the executioner from the charge of murder. Common terms for executioners derived from forms of capital punishment—though they often also performed other physical punishments—include hangman (hanging) and headsman (beheading). In the military, the role of executioner was performed by a soldier, such as the ''provost''. A common stereotype of an executioner is a hooded medieval or absolutist executioner. Symbolic or real, executioners were rarely hooded, and not robed in all black; hoods were only used if an executioner's identity and anonymity were to be preserved from the public. As Hilary Mantel noted in her 2018 Reith Lectures, "Why would an executioner wear a mask? Everybody k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangmen (DC Comics)
The following is a list of fictional criminal and terrorist organizations that have been published by DC Comics and their imprints. 0-9 100 Originally based in Metropolis, the 100 kept a firm grip on the city's criminal underworld for years, indulging in crimes such as drug trafficking and racketeering. Their first appearance was in ''Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane'' #105. A recent retcon in ''Superman'' #665 (September 2007) shows that during Superman's early years in Metropolis, the 100 was a smaller organization called the 10 with ties to Intergang. 1,000 The former Director of the 1,000 was a US senator named Henry Ballard who shepherded the organization's new direction and goals. Under Director Ballard, the 100 changed its name to the 1,000, attempting to expand their reach to even the Oval Office with Director Ballard as the presidential candidate. The 1,000 first appear in '' Booster Gold'' #2 (March 1986). 2000 Committee A vast criminal organization that planned t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangmen (film)
''Hangmen'' is a 1987 American action thriller film written and directed by J. Christian Ingvordsen, and marked the acting debut of actress Sandra Bullock. Plot Dick Biel is the security agent of a US senator, who is responsible for responding to the incident. He accidentally kills several innocent bystanders with the team, during the operation. Several years later, Rob Greene becomes the leader of the secret operations team that had been charged with protecting the senator, having information about a renegade CIA cell and that cell wants Greene and his information. He runs from the cell, so they attempt to kidnap his son as a hostage. In the process, they murder Denny best friend, two of Rob Greene’s former team, Rob’s ex-wife and her new husband. The rest of the team get together to fight back, including the team member responsible for the deaths of bystanders years before. When the CIA cell kidnaps Lisa, Denny’s girlfriend, they are able to manipulate Denny into surrend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangmen (play)
''Hangmen'' is a play by the Ireland, Irish playwright Martin McDonagh. It received its world premiere at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in September 2015, before transferring to the West End theatre, West End's Wyndham's Theatre. The play was directed by Matthew Dunster, designed by Anna Fleischle, and featured David Morrissey and Reece Shearsmith among others. It was universally acclaimed by theatre critics, and was nominated for numerous awards including the Olivier Awards, Critics' Circle Theatre Awards and the Evening Standard Theatre Awards. For its U.S. premiere in 2018 at Off-Broadway's Atlantic Theater Company, ''Hangmen'' won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Foreign Play. Synopsis After a 1963 prologue showing British executioner Harry Wade at work, hanging a man, Hennessy, who goes to his grave proclaiming his innocence and pronouncing a curse on Harry, ''Hangmen'' flashes forward to 1965 in a town in northern England. The action centers around Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hangmen (British Band)
The Hangmen are a three piece band from the North East of England who play their own compositions. Musically they are a punk-rockabilly hybrid often categorised as 'psychobilly', with dark and often dramatic lyrics. The instrumentation is vocals, guitar, double bass and drums. To date they have released nine albums, one of these ''Play Dead'' being a live concert recording. They have also released two 7-inch EPs, a 10-inch EP, a split 7-inch single and a download single. They have appeared on eighteen compilation albums, one of which was a covermount on 'Big Cheese Magazine'. They've were prominently featured in the book 'Hell's Bent On Rocking' by Craig Brackenridge about the 'Psychobilly' movement and have appeared in cinematic documentaries such as 'New York Rumble' (USA) and 'The Story Of Psychobillies' (DE) as well as 'Live From the Charlotte' (UK) which showcased bands performing live at a festival in Leicester, England. Their live activities have included many fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hangmen (Washington, D
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Hangmen is the plural of hangman; an executioner who carries out a death sentence by hanging. Hangmen, or The Hangmen, may also refer to: *Hangmen (DC Comics), a DC Comics supervillain team * ''Hangmen'' (film), a 1987 American film * ''Hangmen'' (play), a play by Martin McDonagh *The Hangmen (British band) * The Hangmen (Washington, D.C. band) *Hangmen Motorcycle Club See also * * * Hangman (other) Hangman may refer to: * Executioner who carries out a death sentence by hanging * Hangman (game), a game of guessing a word or phrase one letter at a time Arts and entertainment Comics * Hangman (DC Comics), an enemy of Batman * Hangman (Marvel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangmen Motorcycle Club
Hangmen is the plural of hangman; an executioner who carries out a death sentence by hanging. Hangmen, or The Hangmen, may also refer to: *Hangmen (DC Comics), a DC Comics supervillain team * ''Hangmen'' (film), a 1987 American film * ''Hangmen'' (play), a play by Martin McDonagh *The Hangmen (British band) The Hangmen are a three piece band from the North East of England who play their own compositions. Musically they are a punk-rockabilly hybrid often categorised as 'psychobilly', with dark and often dramatic lyrics. The instrumentation i ... * The Hangmen (Washington, D.C. band) * Hangmen Motorcycle Club See also * * * Hangman (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
