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Let Him Have It

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Let Him Have It

The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.

6.7

1h 55m

1991

“The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Peter Medak

Trailer

Drama

gangstercapital punishmentcourtroom drama

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Cast & Crew

Christopher Eccleston

Christopher Eccleston

as Derek Bentley

Paul Reynolds

Paul Reynolds

as Christopher Craig

Tom Courtenay

as William Bentley

Eileen Atkins

Eileen Atkins

as Lilian Bentley

Iain Cuthbertson

Iain Cuthbertson

as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe

Tom Bell

Tom Bell

as Fairfax

Clive Revill

Clive Revill

as Pierrepoint

Serena Scott Thomas

Serena Scott Thomas

as Stella

Clare Holman

Clare Holman

as Iris Bentley

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