Let Him Have It (1991)

Directed by

Peter Medak

Genre

drama film, crime film, biographical film, trial film

Country

United Kingdom, France

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

12

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 48 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man with learning disabilities gets caught up in a burglary with a friend. When the police arrive, his friend shoots and kills an officer. The film follows his arrest, trial, and execution based on a law that made him responsible for the murder.

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What happens

Let Him Have It is a 1991 British drama film directed by Peter Medak and starring Christopher Eccleston, Paul Reynolds, Tom Courtenay and Tom Bell. The film is based on the true story of Derek Bentley, who was convicted of the murder of a police officer by joint enterprise and was hanged in 1953 under controversial circumstances. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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