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Cast
Christopher Eccleston | As: Derek Bentley | |
Paul Reynolds | As: Christopher Craig | |
Tom Courtenay | As: William Bentley | |
Eileen Atkins | As: Lilian Bentley | |
Iain Cuthbertson | As: Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice. |
Certification: | 12 |
Cast
Christopher Eccleston |
Derek Bentley |
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Paul Reynolds |
Christopher Craig |
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Tom Courtenay |
William Bentley |
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Eileen Atkins |
Lilian Bentley |
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Iain Cuthbertson |
Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe |
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Tom Bell |
Fairfax |
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Clive Revill |
Pierrepoint |
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Serena Scott Thomas |
Stella |
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Clare Holman |
Iris Bentley |
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Mark McGann |
Niven Craig |
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Bert Tyler-Moore |
Vincent Montgomery |
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Jack Deam |
Terry Stringer |
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Linda Bassett |
Mrs. Miles |
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Karl Johnson |
Parris |
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James Villiers |
Cassels |
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Michael Gough |
Lord Goddard |
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Bill Dean |
Foreman of the Jury |
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Edward Hardwicke |
Approved School Principal |
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Charlie Creed-Miles |
Second Boy in School |
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Walter Sparrow |
Nightwatchman |
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Murray Melvin |
Secondary School Teacher |
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Peter Jonfield |
Butcher |
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Rudolph Walker |
West Indian Driver |
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Peter Eyre |
Humphries |
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Ronald Fraser |
Niven's Judge |
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Francis Hope |
Big Cecil |
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Vernon Dobtcheff |
Clerk of Court |
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Norman Rossington |
Postman |
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Terence Skelton |
MP |
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Denny Kirk |
Mr Craig |
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Lottie Ward |
Mrs Craig |
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Niven Boyd |
PC McDonald |
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Robert Morgan |
PC Miles |
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Steve Nicolson |
PC Harrison |
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Michael Elphick |
Prison Officer Jack |
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Jeremy Sinden |
Soames, Daily Telegraph |
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Gary Everett |
Reporter |
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Geoffrey Drew |
Prison Chaplain |
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Viv Warentz |
Petition Woman |
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James Bowers |
Police Officer |
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Joan Heal |
Woman in Butcher's Shop |
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George Christopher Wilson |
Young Man in Cafe |
Directed By
Peter Medak |
Director |
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Writing Credits
Robert Wade |
Writer |
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Neal Purvis |
Writer |
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Production Crew
Lucy Boulting |
Casting |
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Robert Warr |
Producer |
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Luc Roeg |
Producer |
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Jeremy Thomas |
Executive Producer |
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Edited By
Ray Lovejoy |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Pam Tait |
Costume Design |
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Sound
Michael Kamen |
Original Music Composer |
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Visual Effects
Camera
Oliver Stapleton |
Director of Photography |
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Simon Finney |
Clapper Loader |
Lighting
Art Department
Michael Pickwoad |
Production Design |
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Henry Harris |
Art Direction |
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Other Crew
Greg Powell |
Stunts |
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