Let Him Have It (1991)
The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.
115 min
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
- February 13, 1992
- Country of origin
- France, United Kingdom
- Budget
- $3,735,600
- Box office
- $635,064
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Trailer
Cast
- Christopher Eccleston as Derek Bentley
- Paul Reynolds as Christopher Craig
- Tom Courtenay as William Bentley
- Eileen Atkins as Lillian 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
- Jack Deam as Terry Stringer
- Linda Bassett as Mrs. Miles
- Karl Johnson as Parris
- James Villiers as Cassels
- Michael Gough as Lord Goddard
- Bill Dean as Foreman of the Jury
- Edward Hardwicke as Approved School Principal
- Charlie Creed-Miles as Second Boy in School
- Walter Sparrow as Nightwatchman
- Murray Melvin as Secondary School Teacher
- Peter Jonfield as Butcher
- Rudolph Walker as West Indian Driver
- Peter Eyre as Humphries
- Ronald Fraser as Niven's Judge
- Vernon Dobtcheff as Clerk of Court
- Norman Rossington as Postman
- Terence Skelton as MP
- Rebecca Eccleston as Iris aged 10
- Peter Eccleston as Derek aged 8
- Craig Turner as Derek aged 14
- P.J. Nicholas as First Boy in Shed
- Bret Walker as Second Boy in Shed
Crew
- Peter Medak · Director
- Neal Purvis · Writer
- Robert Wade · Writer
- Luc Roeg · Producer
- Robert Warr · Producer
- Michael Kamen · Composer
- Oliver Stapleton · Cinematographer
- Ray Lovejoy · Editor
- Lucy Boulting · Casting director
- Michael Pickwoad · Production designer