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66% Critic Match
Let Him Have It
“The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.”
6.6 / 10• 1991• 1h 55m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Christopher Eccleston
Derek Bentley
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Medak's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Let Him Have It is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
