
Illegal(1955)
A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.


“The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.”
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.

Christopher Eccleston
Derek Bentley

Paul Reynolds
Christopher Craig

Tom Courtenay
William Bentley

Eileen Atkins
Lilian Bentley

Iain Cuthbertson
Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe

Tom Bell
Fairfax

Clive Revill
Pierrepoint

Serena Scott Thomas
Stella

Clare Holman
Iris Bentley

Mark McGann
Niven Craig
Let Him Have It is a drama film released in 1991 exploring themes of gangster, capital punishment, courtroom drama. Directed by Peter Medak, it stars Christopher Eccleston, Paul Reynolds, Tom Courtenay. 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.
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