Let Him Have It

Let Him Have It
Let Him Have It
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Peter Medak
Written by	Neal Purvis; Robert Wade
Produced by	Luc Roeg; Robert Warr;
Starring	Christopher Eccleston; Paul Reynolds; Tom Bell; Eileen Atkins; Clare Holman; Michael Elphick; Mark McGann; Tom Courtenay;
Cinematography	Oliver Stapleton
Edited by	Ray Lovejoy
Music by	Michael Kamen
Production; companies	British Screen Productions; Le Studio Canal+; Film Trustees Ltd.; Jennie and Company; Pierson; Vermillion; Vivid Entertainment;
Distributed by	First Independent Films
Release date	4 October 1991 (London);
Running time	115 min
Language	English
Budget	£2 million
Box office	$88,686 (US); £292,525 (UK)

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]

^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ 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.