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Let Him Have It

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.

1991 |1h 55m |  Drama

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Cast

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Christopher Eccleston

Derek Bentley

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Paul Reynolds

Christopher Craig

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Tom Courtenay

William Bentley

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Eileen Atkins

Lilian Bentley

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Iain Cuthbertson

Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe

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Tom Bell

Fairfax

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Clive Revill

Pierrepoint

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Serena Scott Thomas

Stella

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Clare Holman

Iris Bentley

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Mark McGann

Niven Craig

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Jack Deam

Terry Stringer

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Linda Bassett

Mrs. Miles

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Karl Johnson

Parris

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James Villiers

Cassels

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Michael Gough

Lord Goddard

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Bill Dean

Foreman of the Jury

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Edward Hardwicke

Approved School Principal

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Charlie Creed-Miles

Second Boy in School

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Walter Sparrow

Nightwatchman

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Murray Melvin

Secondary School Teacher

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Peter Jonfield

Butcher

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Rudolph Walker

West Indian Driver

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Peter Eyre

Humphries

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Ronald Fraser

Niven's Judge

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Vernon Dobtcheff

Clerk of Court

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Norman Rossington

Postman

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Robert Morgan

PC Miles

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Steve Nicolson

PC Harrison

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Michael Elphick

Prison Officer Jack

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Jeremy Sinden

Soames, Daily Telegraph

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Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$3,735,600.00

Revenue

$635,064.00