Christopher Eccleston
Derek Bentley
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Let Him Have It is a 1991 British drama film directed by Peter Medak and starring Christopher Eccleston, Paul Reynolds, Tom Courtenay and Tom Bell. The film is based on the true story of Derek Bentley, [2] who was convicted of the murder of a police officer by joint enterprise and was hanged in 1953 under controversial circumstances. [3]
- $88,686 (US), £292,525 (UK)
- 4 October 1991 (London)
- £2 million
- Michael Kamen
Let Him Have It: Directed by Peter Medak. With Tom Courtenay, Eileen Atkins, Rebecca Eccleston, Peter Eccleston. This drama reveals the controversial postwar 1950's London murder trial that sent an intellectually challenged young man to the gallows for a murder he did not commit.
- (3.7K)
- Crime, Drama, History
- Peter Medak
- 1992-01
In this fact-based film, British working class teens Derek Bentley (Christopher Eccleston) and Chris Craig (Paul Reynolds) take to behaving like the film noir antiheroes they idolize, and Chris...
- (82)
- Peter Medak
- R
- Christopher Eccleston
Jan 24, 1992 · “Let Him Have It” is a sad human document directed by Peter Medak, whose previous film, “The Krays,” was also based on true British crime material. The films, which seem so different, have two similarities: They show criminals coming from ordinary workingclass homes, and they show a stronger personality leading a weaker one.
Let Him Have It (1991) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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.
- 115 min
