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Let Him Have It

The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.
Oct 4, 1991 · 1h 55m
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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 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
Directed by Peter Medak

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$3,735,600
Revenue
$635,064
Production
Film Trustees Ltd., British Screen Productions, Le Studio Canal+, Vivid
Country
GB

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