Movie

Let Him Have It

Released: October 4, 1991 (1991)

Runtime: 115 minutes

Genres: Drama

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Iain Cuthbertson as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
Age at release: 61
Clive Revill as Pierrepoint
Age at release: 61
Tom Bell as Fairfax
Age at release: 58
Eileen Atkins as Lilian Bentley
Age at release: 57
Tom Courtenay as William Bentley
Age at release: 54
Serena Scott Thomas as Stella
Age at release: 30
Mark McGann as Niven Craig
Age at release: 30
Christopher Eccleston as Derek Bentley
Age at release: 27
Clare Holman as Iris Bentley
Age at release: 27
Paul Reynolds as Christopher Craig
Age at release: 21

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Michael Gough as Lord Goddard
Age at release: 74
Bill Dean as Foreman of the Jury
Age at release: 70
Walter Sparrow as Nightwatchman
Age at release: 64
Norman Rossington as Postman
Age at release: 62
James Villiers as Cassels
Age at release: 61
Ronald Fraser as Niven's Judge
Age at release: 61
Edward Hardwicke as Approved School Principal
Age at release: 59
Terence Skelton as MP
Age at release: 59
Murray Melvin as Secondary School Teacher
Age at release: 58
Vernon Dobtcheff as Clerk of Court
Age at release: 57
Rudolph Walker as West Indian Driver
Age at release: 52
Peter Eyre as Humphries
Age at release: 49
Karl Johnson as Parris
Age at release: 43
Linda Bassett as Mrs. Miles
Age at release: 41
Jack Deam as Terry Stringer
Age at release: 19
Charlie Creed-Miles as Second Boy in School
Age at release: 19
Peter Jonfield as Butcher
Age at release: Unknown
Francis Hope as Big Cecil
Age at release: Unknown
Denny Kirk as Mr Craig
Age at release: Unknown
Lottie Ward as Mrs Craig
Age at release: Unknown