Let Him Have It

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Let Him Have It is a 1991 British crime drama film based on the true story of Derek Bentley, whose controversial conviction and execution sparked public outcry over the UK justice system.

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Let Him Have It canonical 5
Let Him Have It (film) 1

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instanceOf British crime drama film
film
basedOn true story of Derek Bentley
cinematographyBy Oliver Stapleton
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Peter Medak
distributor First Independent Films
editedBy Ray Lovejoy
filmingLocation London
linked to: London, England
format feature film
genre crime drama film
hasTheme capital punishment
class and social inequality
injustice
police misconduct
motionPictureRating 15 (BBFC)
musicBy Michael Kamen
notableFor critique of British justice system
depiction of controversial UK murder trial
originalLanguage English
portrays Derek Bentley conviction
execution of Derek Bentley
portraysCharacter Christopher Craig
Derek Bentley
Iris Bentley
William Bentley
producer Don Boyd
productionCompany Don Boyd Productions
releaseDate 1991-09-06
releaseYear 1991
runtimeMinutes 115
screenwriter Neil Purvis
Robert Wade
setInLocation London
linked to: London, England
setInPeriod 1950s
stars Ben Brazier
Christopher Eccleston
Clare Holman
Edward Hardwicke
Eileen Atkins
Tom Courtenay
subject Christopher Craig
Derek Bentley
capital punishment in the United Kingdom
miscarriage of justice
timePeriodDepicted post-war Britain

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Neal Purvis notableWork Let Him Have It
Christopher Eccleston notableWork Let Him Have It
Christopher Eccleston appearedIn Let Him Have It (film)
linked to: Let Him Have It
Peter Medak notableWork Let Him Have It
Peter Medak directed Let Him Have It
Charlie Creed-Miles notableWork Let Him Have It