Let Him Have It

Let Him Have It
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Medak
Written byNeal Purvis
Robert Wade
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyOliver Stapleton
Edited byRay Lovejoy
Music byMichael Kamen
Production
companies
  • British Screen Productions
  • Le Studio Canal+
  • Film Trustees Ltd.
  • Jennie and Company
  • Pierson
  • Vermillion
  • Vivid Entertainment
Distributed byFirst Independent Films
Release date
  • 4 October 1991 (1991-10-04) (London)
Running time
115 min
LanguageEnglish
Budget£2 million[1]
Box office$88,686 (US)
£292,525 (UK)[1]

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,[2] who was convicted of the murder of a police officer by joint enterprise and was hanged in 1953 under controversial circumstances.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 25.
  2. ^ Bergman, Paul; Asimow, Michael (2006). Reel Justice: The Courtroom Goes to the Movies. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing. p. 47. ISBN 9780740754609. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  3. ^ Hopeless, Bob (17 March 2006). "'Let Him Have It!' - The Case of Bentley and Craig". h2g2. BBC. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2011.