Let Him Have It (1991)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $3,735,600.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $635,064.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.254 |
Directed By
Peter Medak
Crew
Peter Medak
Robert Wade
Greg Powell
Neal Purvis
Henry Harris
Pam Tait
Ray Lovejoy
Oliver Stapleton
Robert Warr
Luc Roeg
Michael Pickwoad
Michael Kamen
Lucy Boulting
Jeremy Thomas
Simon Finney
TOP CAST
Christopher Eccleston
Derek Bentley
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
Clare Holman
Iris Bentley
Mark McGann
Niven Craig
Bert Tyler-Moore
Vincent Montgomery
Jack Deam
Terry Stringer
Linda Bassett
Mrs. Miles
Karl Johnson
Parris
James Villiers
Cassels
Michael Gough
Lord Goddard
Bill Dean
Foreman of the Jury
Edward Hardwicke
Approved School Principal
Charlie Creed-Miles
Second Boy in School
Walter Sparrow
Nightwatchman
Murray Melvin
Secondary School Teacher
Peter Jonfield
Butcher
Rudolph Walker
West Indian Driver
Peter Eyre
Humphries
Ronald Fraser
Niven's Judge
Francis Hope
Big Cecil
Vernon Dobtcheff
Clerk of Court
Norman Rossington
Postman
Denny Kirk
Mr Craig
Lottie Ward
Mrs Craig
Niven Boyd
PC McDonald
Robert Morgan
PC Miles
Steve Nicolson
PC Harrison
Michael Elphick
Prison Officer Jack
Jeremy Sinden
Soames, Daily Telegraph
Gary Everett
Reporter
Geoffrey Drew
Prison Chaplain
Viv Warentz
Petition Woman
James Bowers
Police Officer
Joan Heal
Woman in Butcher's Shop
George Christopher Wilson
Young Man in Cafe
William Waghorn
Police Desk Sgt
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