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...
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| Tom Courtenay | ... | William Bentley | |
| Eileen Atkins | ... | Lillian Bentley | |
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Rebecca Eccleston | ... | Iris aged 10 |
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Peter Eccleston | ... | Derek aged 8 |
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Craig Turner | ... | Derek aged 14 |
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P.J. Nicholas | ... | First Boy in Shed (as PJ Nicolas) |
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Bret Walker | ... | Second Boy in Shed |
| Walter Sparrow | ... | Nightwatchman | |
| Christopher Eccleston | ... | Derek Bentley | |
| Edward Hardwicke | ... | Approved School Principal (as Edward Hardwick) | |
| Clare Holman | ... | Iris Bentley | |
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Daniel Brazier | ... | Boy in Fairview Road |
| Ben Brazier | ... | Denis Bentley | |
| Paul Reynolds | ... | Chris Craig | |
| Serena Scott Thomas | ... | Stella | |
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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. Written by Scott Renshaw <as.idc@forsythe.stanford.edu>
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William Bentley: That's nice, son.
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Composed by Pee Wee King, Chilton Price, Redd Stewart
Performed by Jo Stafford
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The comic book used in the film is a 1970s reprint of an authentic U.S. comic of the period (probably the EC title Shock Suspenstories #12 with a cover date of Dec 1953/Jan 1954). The front cover and contents would have been virtually identical to the original, but the back cover of the U.S. original would have had a period advertisement rather than the single comics panel on the reprint, as shown in the movie. See more »Goofs
When Craig is shooting on the roof, he fires his gun until empty. He fires off six rounds with a five shot revolver. See more »Quotes
Denis Bentley: [picks up worm] Dad look what I found.William Bentley: That's nice, son.
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You Belong to MeComposed by Pee Wee King, Chilton Price, Redd Stewart
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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.