Let Him Have It

Let Him Have It (1991)

The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.

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.

Date of release
1991-10-04
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (51)
Runtime
1h 55m
Genres
Drama
Director
Peter Medak

Casting

  • Christopher Eccleston — Derek Bentley
  • Paul Reynolds — Christopher Craig
  • Tom Courtenay — William Bentley
  • Eileen Atkins — Lilian Bentley
  • Iain Cuthbertson — Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
  • Tom Bell — Fairfax
  • Clive Revill — Pierrepoint
  • Serena Scott Thomas — Stella
  • Clare Holman — Iris Bentley
  • Mark McGann — Niven Craig
  • Bert Tyler-Moore — Vincent Montgomery
  • Jack Deam — Terry Stringer

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