
Let Him Have It (1991)
6.6|4 Oct, 1991|115 min
The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.
6.6|4 Oct, 1991|115 min
Released
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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.
Language
Budget$3,735,600
Revenue $635,064
English
Budget$3,735,600
Revenue $635,064
Keywords
gangster
capital punishment
courtroom drama
Casts

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
George Christopher Wilson
Young Man in Cafe
William Waghorn
Police Desk Sgt
Crews

Peter Medak
Director

Robert Wade
Writer

Greg Powell
Stunts

Neal Purvis
Writer
Henry Harris
Art Direction
Pam Tait
Costume Design
Ray Lovejoy
Editor

Oliver Stapleton
Director of Photography
Robert Warr
Producer

Luc Roeg
Producer
Michael Pickwoad
Production Design

Michael Kamen
Original Music Composer
Lucy Boulting
Casting

Jeremy Thomas
Executive Producer
Simon Finney
Clapper Loader
Backdrops & Posters

