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Let Him Have It

The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.

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.

19911h 55mNRDrama

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About Let Him Have It

Directors
Peter Medak
Cast
Christopher Eccleston, Paul Reynolds, Tom Courtenay, Eileen Atkins, Iain Cuthbertson, Tom Bell
Genres
Drama
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United Kingdom, France
Status
Released

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