Movie
Let Him Have It
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1991-10-04
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Film Trustees Ltd., British Screen Productions, Le Studio Canal+, Vivid
- Country
- United Kingdom, France
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Christopher Eccleston as Derek Bentley
- Paul Reynolds as Christopher Craig
- Tom Courtenay as William Bentley
- Eileen Atkins as Lilian Bentley
- Iain Cuthbertson as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
- Tom Bell as Fairfax
- Clive Revill as Pierrepoint
- Serena Scott Thomas as Stella
- Clare Holman as Iris Bentley
- Mark McGann as Niven Craig
- Bert Tyler-Moore as Vincent Montgomery
- Jack Deam as Terry Stringer
Crew
- Peter Medak - Director
- Robert Wade - Writer
- Neal Purvis - Writer
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