Let Him Have It
The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.
1991 | 115m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Peter Medak |
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| Writer: | Robert Wade, Neal Purvis |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 04, 1991 |
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| Director: | Peter Medak |
| Writer: | Robert Wade, Neal Purvis |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | gangster, capital punishment, courtroom drama |
| Production Companies | Fine Line Features, Canal+, Film Trustees Ltd., British Screen Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $635,064
Budget: $3,735,600 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Bill Dean | Foreman of the Jury |
| Edward Hardwicke | Approved School Principal |
| Charlie Creed-Miles | Second Boy in School |
| Walter Sparrow | Nightwatchman |
| Murray Melvin | Secondary School Teacher |
| Peter Jonfield | Butcher |
| Rudolph Walker | West Indian Driver |
| Peter Eyre | Humphries |
| Ronald Fraser | Niven's Judge |
| Francis Hope | Big Cecil |
| Vernon Dobtcheff | Clerk of Court |
| Norman Rossington | Postman |
| Terence Skelton | MP |
| Denny Kirk | Mr Craig |
| Lottie Ward | Mrs Craig |
| Niven Boyd | PC McDonald |
| Robert Morgan | PC Miles |
| Steve Nicolson | PC Harrison |
| Michael Elphick | Prison Officer Jack |
| Jeremy Sinden | Soames, Daily Telegraph |
| Gary Everett | Reporter |
| Geoffrey Drew | Prison Chaplain |
| Viv Warentz | Petition Woman |
| James Bowers | Police Officer |
| Joan Heal | Woman in Butcher's Shop |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Peter Medak | Director |
| Robert Wade | Writer |
| Neal Purvis | Writer |
| Michael Kamen | Original Music Composer |
| Greg Powell | Stunts |
| Oliver Stapleton | Director of Photography |
| Ray Lovejoy | Editor |
| Lucy Boulting | Casting |
| Michael Pickwoad | Production Design |
| Henry Harris | Art Direction |
| Pam Tait | Costume Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Luc Roeg | Producer |
| Robert Warr | Producer |
| Jeremy Thomas | Executive Producer |
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