Let Him Have It(1991)

The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.

66

1h 55m

  • Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

  • Christopher Eccleston

    Christopher Eccleston

    Derek Bentley

  • Paul Reynolds

    Paul Reynolds

    Christopher Craig

  • Tom Courtenay

    Tom Courtenay

    William Bentley

  • Eileen Atkins

    Eileen Atkins

    Lilian Bentley

  • Iain Cuthbertson

    Iain Cuthbertson

    Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe

  • Tom Bell

    Tom Bell

    Fairfax

  • Clive Revill

    Clive Revill

    Pierrepoint

  • Serena Scott Thomas

    Serena Scott Thomas

    Stella

  • Clare Holman

    Clare Holman

    Iris Bentley

  • Mark McGann

    Mark McGann

    Niven Craig

  • Jack Deam

    Jack Deam

    Terry Stringer

  • Linda Bassett

    Linda Bassett

    Mrs. Miles

  • Karl Johnson

    Karl Johnson

    Parris

  • James Villiers

    James Villiers

    Cassels

  • Michael Gough

    Michael Gough

    Lord Goddard

  • Bill Dean

    Bill Dean

    Foreman of the Jury

  • Edward Hardwicke

    Edward Hardwicke

    Approved School Principal

  • Charlie Creed-Miles

    Charlie Creed-Miles

    Second Boy in School

  • Walter Sparrow

    Walter Sparrow

    Nightwatchman

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    Status

    Released (Oct 4, 1991)

    Budget

    $3,735,600

    Revenue

    $635,064

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