Film

Let Him Have It

1991 · 1h 55m · Drama

The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

84%

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.

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

Linda Bassett

Mrs. Miles

Karl Johnson

Parris

James Villiers

Cassels

Michael Gough

Lord Goddard

• Peter MedakDirector
• Robert WadeWriter
• Neal PurvisWriter
• Robert WarrProducer
• Luc RoegProducer
• Jeremy ThomasExecutive Producer
• Oliver StapletonDirector of Photography
• Michael KamenOriginal Music Composer
• Ray LovejoyEditor
• Lucy BoultingCasting

Official Trailer

Release date

October 4, 1991

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

12

Budget

$3,735,600

Revenue

$635,064

Genres

Drama

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