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Directed by | Peter Medak |
Written by | Neal Purvis Robert Wade |
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Cinematography | Oliver Stapleton |
Edited by | Ray Lovejoy |
Music by | Michael Kamen |
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Distributed by | First Independent Films |
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Running time | 115 min |
Language | English |
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]