Let Him Have It (1991)

Note Générale:

7,3/10   

Réalisateur:

Peter Medak

Scénaristes:

Neal Purvis (writer) &
Robert Wade (writer)

Date de sortie:

janvier 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drame | Histoire

Accroche:

The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.

Intrigue:

In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig...

Plot Keywords:

Capital Punishment | Slow Witted | 1950s | Gangster | Friendship

Avis des utilisateurs:

A chilling tale

Ensemble

Christopher Eccleston	...	Derek Bentley
Tom Courtenay	...	William Bentley
Eileen Atkins	...	Lilian Bentley
Rebecca Eccleston	...	Iris aged 10
Peter Eccleston	...	Derek Bentley aged 8
Craig Turner	...	Derek Bentley aged 14
P.J. Nicholas	...	First Boy in Shed
Bret Walker	...	Second Boy in Shed
Walter Sparrow	...	Nightwatchman
Edward Hardwicke	...	Approved School Principal (as Edward Hardwick)
Clare Holman	...	Iris Bentley
Ben Brazier	...	Denis Bentley
Paul Reynolds	...	Chris Craig
Serena Scott Thomas	...	Stella
Peter Jonfield	...	Butcher

Autre(s) titre(s):

L'âge de vivre (France)

Durée:

115 min

Pays:

France | UK

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,85 : 1

Son:

Dolby

Classification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | UK:15 | USA:R

Lieux de tournage:

Cranbury Road, Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

Société:

British Screen Productions

Anecdotes:

Mark McGann (Niven Craig) is the younger brother of Paul McGann, who played the Eighth Doctor in Doctor Who (1996) (TV). In 2005, Christopher Eccleston (Derek Bentley) succeeded the elder McGann in the role, playing the Ninth Doctor in "Doctor Who" (2005) during its first series.

Goofs:

Continuité: In the scene where Bentley is signing the letter to his family you can see that he is writing in upper case, but when it shows his name in close up it is in lower case.

Guillemet:

Chris Craig: [picking up Derek's comic] Hey I like these. You got good taste.
Vincent Montgomery: Or he can't read, like you.
Chris Craig: [in American accent] Hey! Shut ya mouth college boy!
Vincent Montgomery: [also in American accent] You gonna make me, wise guy?
Chris Craig: I'll make ya!
[mimes shooting him]

Connexions:

figurer "What's My Line" (1951)

A chilling tale

I did not know about this case before I watched this film, but the synopsis on the back of the video case was so compelling I had to rent it. I did not expect to be emotionally involved but it was hard to keep from shouting at the TV screen that it's unfair. The system portrayed seemed almost hellbent on sending Derek to the gallows, guilty or not. Even when evidence seem tainted or appeared to cast doubts on the veracity of some of the testimonies, the only cry ringing out was that a cop was killed and someone's blood must be spilled in revenge. It is chilling to know that sometimes justice can be blinded when emotions are involved, showing how important it must be to fully understand the implications before imposing any penalties which cannot be reversed even if desired.