Let Him Have It
Summary:
The Derek Bentley Case has been an uneasy blight on the British legal system since the early 1950s. Two young, frightened boys were caught by police trying to break into to a building. One of the boys had a gun. When the policeman reached out to the youth to turn over the gun, his friend shouted "Let him have it," and the policeman was killed by a gun blast. Whether the boy understoo... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Christopher Eccleston - (Derek Bentley)
Paul Reynolds - (Chris Craig)
Tom Courtenay - (William Bentley)
Eileen Atkins - (Lilian Bentley)
Clare Holman - (Iris Bentley)
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Review:
1991's Let Him Have It is a stylish example of British film's tradition of social realism and class consciousness. Based on the 1952 trial and execution of Derek Bentley, a 19-year-old retarded boy who was the victim of circumstance and gullibility, the film is as concerned with society's corruption of innocence as with the injustice of the Brit... Continue >>
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