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Let Him Have It

The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.

Description: 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.

Genres: Drama

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Budget: $3,735,600 | Revenue : $635,064

Runtime: 115 minutes

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Christopher Eccleston

Played Derek Bentley

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Paul Reynolds

Played Christopher Craig

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Tom Courtenay

Played William Bentley

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Eileen Atkins

Played Lilian Bentley

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Iain Cuthbertson

Played Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe

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Tom Bell

Played Fairfax

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Clive Revill

Played Pierrepoint

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Serena Scott Thomas

Played Stella

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Clare Holman

Played Iris Bentley

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Mark McGann

Played Niven Craig

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Bert Tyler-Moore

Played Vincent Montgomery

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Jack Deam

Played Terry Stringer

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Linda Bassett

Played Mrs. Miles

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Karl Johnson

Played Parris

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James Villiers

Played Cassels

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Michael Gough

Played Lord Goddard

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Bill Dean

Played Foreman of the Jury

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Edward Hardwicke

Played Approved School Principal

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Charlie Creed-Miles

Played Second Boy in School

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Walter Sparrow

Played Nightwatchman

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Murray Melvin

Played Secondary School Teacher

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Peter Jonfield

Played Butcher

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Rudolph Walker

Played West Indian Driver

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Peter Eyre

Played Humphries

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Ronald Fraser

Played Niven's Judge

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Francis Hope

Played Big Cecil

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Vernon Dobtcheff

Played Clerk of Court

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Norman Rossington

Played Postman

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Terence Skelton

Played MP

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Denny Kirk

Played Mr Craig

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Lottie Ward

Played Mrs Craig

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Niven Boyd

Played PC McDonald

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Robert Morgan

Played PC Miles

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Steve Nicolson

Played PC Harrison

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Michael Elphick

Played Prison Officer Jack

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Jeremy Sinden

Played Soames, Daily Telegraph

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Gary Everett

Played Reporter

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Geoffrey Drew

Played Prison Chaplain

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Viv Warentz

Played Petition Woman

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James Bowers

Played Police Officer

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Joan Heal

Played Woman in Butcher's Shop

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George Christopher Wilson

Played Young Man in Cafe

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