Let Him Have It

Name: Let Him Have It
Director: Peter Medak
Genre: Drama
Released: 1991-10-04
Duration: 1 h 55 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Christopher Eccleston, Paul Reynolds, Tom Courtenay, Eileen Atkins, Iain Cuthbertson

“The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.”

1991

1h 55m

Drama

Director: Peter Medak

Writers: Robert Wade, Neal Purvis

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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.