Derek Bentley
Christopher Eccleston
Derek Bentley
Let Him Have It
“The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.”
6.7
1991
1h 55m
Drama
Director: Peter Medak
Overview
In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster films. Chris and Derek's friendship leads to their involvement in the true case which would forever shake England's belief in capital punishment.
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Cast
Christopher Craig
Paul Reynolds
Christopher Craig
William Bentley
Tom Courtenay
William Bentley
Lilian Bentley
Eileen Atkins
Lilian Bentley
Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
Iain Cuthbertson
Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
Fairfax
Tom Bell
Fairfax
Pierrepoint
Clive Revill
Pierrepoint
Stella
Serena Scott Thomas
Stella
Iris Bentley
Clare Holman
Iris Bentley
Niven Craig
Mark McGann
Niven Craig
Vincent Montgomery
Bert Tyler-Moore
Vincent Montgomery
Terry Stringer
Jack Deam
Terry Stringer
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Brian Trenchard-Smith on LET HIM HAVE IT
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