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Let Him Have It

The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.

Not Rated Drama

Starring: Christopher Eccleston, Paul Reynolds, Tom Courtenay, Eileen Atkins, Iain Cuthbertson

Writer: Robert Wade, Neal Purvis

Release Date:
October 4, 1991
Ratings:
6.7 / 10
Director:
Peter Medak
Companies:
Film Trustees Ltd.

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.