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Let Him Have It

Let Him Have It

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 4, 1991

Runtime

1h 55m

Genres

Drama

User Score

66%

Original Title

Let Him Have It

Production Companies

Film Trustees Ltd., British Screen Productions, Canal+, Fine Line Features

Director

Peter Medak

Budget

$3,735,600

Revenue

$635,064

Description

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.