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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Predicate Object
instanceOf British crime drama film
film
basedOn true story of Derek Bentley
cinematographyBy Oliver Stapleton NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Peter Medak NERFINISHED
distributor First Independent Films NERFINISHED
editedBy Ray Lovejoy NERFINISHED
filmingLocation London, England
surface form: London
format feature film
genre crime drama film
hasTheme capital punishment
class and social inequality
injustice
police misconduct
motionPictureRating 15 (BBFC)
musicBy Michael Kamen NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Derek Bentley NERFINISHED
Iris Bentley NERFINISHED
William Bentley NERFINISHED
producer Don Boyd NERFINISHED
productionCompany Don Boyd Productions NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1991-09-06
releaseYear 1991
runtimeMinutes 115
screenwriter Neil Purvis NERFINISHED
Robert Wade NERFINISHED
setInLocation London NERFINISHED
setInPeriod 1950s
stars Ben Brazier NERFINISHED
Christopher Eccleston NERFINISHED
Clare Holman NERFINISHED
Edward Hardwicke NERFINISHED
Eileen Atkins NERFINISHED
Tom Courtenay NERFINISHED
subject Christopher Craig NERFINISHED
Derek Bentley NERFINISHED
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
this entity surface form: Let Him Have It (film)