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Let Him Have It

Duration:

115 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama | History

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

Peter Medak

Details

Country: France

Filming Locations: Church of St Mary the Virgin, West Derby, Liverpool, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Christopher Eccleston

Derek Bentley

Tom Courtenay

William Bentley

Eileen Atkins

Lilian Bentley

Rebecca Eccleston

Iris Bentley aged 10

Peter Eccleston

Derek Bentley aged 8

Craig Turner

Derek Bentley aged 14

P.J. Nicholas

First Boy in Shed

Bret Walker

Second Boy in Shed

Walter Sparrow

Nightwatchman

Edward Hardwicke

Approved School Principal (as Edward Hardwick)

Clare Holman

Iris Bentley

Ben Brazier

Denis Bentley

Paul Reynolds

Chris Craig

Serena Scott Thomas

Stella

Peter Jonfield

Butcher

Joan Heal

Lady in Butcher Shop

Jack Deam

Terry Stringer

Bert Tyler-Moore

Vincent Montgomery

Mark McGann

Niven Craig

Chris Darwin

Owner of Milk Bar

Murray Melvin

Secondary School Teacher

Tony Sands

First Boy in School

Charlie Creed-Miles

Second Boy in School

Francis Hope

Big Cecil

Colin McCormack

Army Recruitment Doctor

Rudolph Walker

West Indian Driver

Ronald Fraser

Niven's Judge

Victoria Moore

9 Year Old Girl

Glyn Grain

Father of Girl

Karen Lewis

Mother of Girl

William Waghorn

Police Desk Sgt

Niven Boyd

PC McDonald

Robert Morgan

PC Miles

Tom Bell

Fairfax

Steve Nicolson

PC Harrison

James Bowers

Police Officer

Linda Bassett

Mrs. Miles

Iain Cuthbertson

Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe

Peter Eyre

Humphreys

Michael Gough

Lord Goddard

James Villiers

Cassels

Karl Johnson

Parris

Denny Kirk

Mr. Craig

Lottie Ward

Mrs. Craig

Vernon Dobtcheff

Clerk of Court

Bill Dean

Foreman of the Jury

Viv Warentz

Petition Woman

Norman Rossington

Postman

Terence Skelton

Gary Everett

Reporter

Michael Elphick

Prison Officer Jack

Jeremy Sinden

Soames Daily Telegraph

Clive Revill

Pierrepoint

Geoffrey Drew

Prison Chaplain

Daniel Brazier

Boy in Fairview Road

George Christopher

Man in cafe (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Derek Bentley was partially pardoned posthumously by Home Secretary Michael Howard, who said he should not have been hanged but was still guilty. Bentley's conviction was later overturned by the Court of Appeal, who said that he had not had a fair trial because of the behaviour of the trial judge, Lord Goddard. The film has been credited for keeping the case in the public eye.

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Original director Alex Cox was replaced by Peter Medak because Cox wanted to film in black and white.

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The last feature of Norman Rossington

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Goofs

The Robinson-LaMotta title fight (2-14-51) was 60 days before Truman relieved MacArthur of his command - -both reported in the same news bulletin on the shortwave radio. That was followed by "Wheel of Fortune" by Kay Starr, which was not released until a year later (February '52).

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After Craig does his back flip from the roof, it is obvious the the man crashing through the sky light is a stuntman as he is much larger and is wearing a different suit.

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At about twenty minutes to nine on the final day depicted in the film, the three adult members of the family each look at the clock in turn. The third time the clock is shown, it is one or two minutes earlier than the first two shots.

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Quotes

Iris Bentley: How's that boy you're seeing?

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Derek Bentley: What's up?

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Niven Craig: I just change my get up as often as I change my women.

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