Let Him Have It
1991, Film, 115 min, Crime, Drama, History, English, United Kingdom, MoviePedia score 67
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.
Directed by Peter Medak
Cast
- Tom Courtenay as William Bentley
- Christopher Eccleston as Derek Bentley
- Eileen Atkins as Lillian Bentley
- Rebecca Eccleston as Iris aged 10
- Peter Eccleston as Derek aged 8
- Craig Turner as Derek aged 14
- P.J. Nicholas as First Boy in Shed
- Bret Walker as Second Boy in Shed
- Walter Sparrow as Nightwatchman
- Edward Hardwicke as Approved School Principal
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