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Let Him Have It

Directed by Peter Medak

R

1991 1h 55mDrama, Crime,

7.184%86%6.6

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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 movies. Chris and Derek's friendship leads to their involvement in the case which would forever shake the United Kingdom's belief in capital punishment.

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Cast of Let Him Have It

Christopher EcclestonDerek Bentley
Paul ReynoldsChristopher Craig
Tom CourtenayWilliam Bentley
Eileen AtkinsLilian Bentley
Iain CuthbertsonSir David Maxwell-Fyfe
Tom BellFairfax
Clive RevillPierrepoint
Serena Scott ThomasStella
Clare HolmanIris Bentley
Mark McGannNiven Craig
Bert Tyler-MooreVincent Montgomery
Jack DeamTerry Stringer
Linda BassettMrs. Miles
Karl JohnsonParris
James VilliersCassels
Michael GoughLord Goddard
Bill DeanForeman of the Jury
Edward HardwickeApproved School Principal
Charlie Creed-MilesSecond Boy in School
Walter SparrowNightwatchman
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ርልዪረMarch 23, 2025

Derek William Bentley had a mental age of 11 and an IQ of 66 when he was arrested and charged with the murder of a uniformed Police Constable on an east London warehouse rooftop. Bentley was a 'follower' and had not the capability to form Criminal Intent (Mens Rea) the Defence argued. Christopher Craig (played by Paul Reynolds) was what we now call a young offender, and was the actual gunman who pulled the trigger. Christopher Eccleston brilliantly gives a truly believable portrayal of Bentley. Paul Reynolds performance will have you hating Christopher Craig. Lord Goddard was the trial Judge who sent Derek Bentley to the hangman. This movie is a must see on so many levels. A scathing indictment of a 'Justice' System which sought unmitigated revenge for what the trial judge apparently saw as an unforgivable attack on it's very self. Despite the democratic basis of the system, the Jury's recommendation for leniency was ignored.

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