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1991 • 1h 55min • R • Drama

Let Him Have It

"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.

IMDb 7.1

RT 84%

Director

Peter Medak

Writers

Robert Wade

Neal Purvis

Composer

Michael Kamen

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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

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Christopher Eccleston Derek Bentley

Paul Reynolds Christopher Craig

Tom Courtenay William Bentley

Eileen Atkins Lilian Bentley

Iain Cuthbertson Sir David Maxwell-Fy...

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

Linda Bassett Mrs. Miles

Karl Johnson Parris

James Villiers Cassels

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