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Let Him Have It Details

1991

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Two teenagers are surprised by police during a break-in. One, epileptic with the mental age of 11 and IQ of 66 is arrested, the other, a gun-toting hood refuses to give up his weapon. Shouting Let Him Have It! to his friend, he fires, wounding one officer and killing another. Both boys face the death penalty. Did the boy mean .. Read more

Starring	Christopher Eccleston, Paul Reynolds, Tom Bell, Eileen Atkins
Director	Peter Medak
Genres	Drama

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Let Him Have It

Starring	Christopher Eccleston, Paul Reynolds, Tom Bell, Eileen Atkins, Clare Holman, Michael Elphick, Michael Gough, Mark McGann, Tom Courtenay
Director	Peter Medak
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 43 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 50 mins
Certificate	DVD LOVEFiLM Instant
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English
Released	Production year: 1991 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 11 Jul 2010 To Rent: DVD: 29 Jul 2002
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- Nearly 40 years after his execution, the case of Derek Bentley - backward, epileptic, and hanged for a shooting... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
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  Brit Flick
  
  This is one of the best Brit-flicks I have ever seen. Christopher Eccleston is brilliant as Derek Bentley, the scenes with him being hung are especially ... read more »
  
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  - 03 May 2005 at 20:10
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  No Pun Intended, But Life-Changing
  
  I only first heard of the Derek Bentley case a few months ago after my girlfriend told me about studying the story when she was at school. I was rocked to the ... read more »
  
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- - DvsRaz
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  - 12 Jun 2011 at 08:33
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  let him have it
  
  fantastic film, reccommend to all. could have watched it over and over again. good acting by all actors etc. would even like to own it.
  
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  - wales
  - 26 Oct 2010 at 18:25
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  A British film to be proud of.
  
  An absolutely tremendous piece of work. This is a reminder of what British film-making can be like.
  
  Beautifully shot,superbly acted and utterly heart... read more »
  
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  - 13 Nov 2009 at 22:16
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  Two teenagers are surprised by police during a break-in. One, epileptic with the mental age of 11 and IQ of 66 is arrested, the other, a gun-toting hood refuses to give up his weapon. Shouting Let Him Have It! to his friend, he fires, wounding one officer and killing another. Both boys face the ...