LET HIM HAVE IT PART 1

[AKAgambler360]

Wat a sad story

[Noodles37UK]

Just to let eevryone know that I think that one of the UKs crime magazines are running a feature on this, and a few other stories where what was reputed to be said, have since come into question.

February 2012 editions of either True Crime, Master Detective or True Detective.

[MagsandIzzy]

Lord Goddard who sentenced this boy to death loved to sentence to death and ejaculated while he passed sentence. His trousers had to be sent to the cleaners by his valet. He was a pervert who got his jollies by sentencing people to hang.

[MagsandIzzy]

Lord Goddard who sentenced this boy to death got his jollies when sentencing to death and ejaculated at the time the black cap was put on his head.

[balmedie2k10]

i did this in rmps

[KuroOkamiOni]

DEATH IS NOT JUSTICE :P

[AsSweetAsPOiZen]

I have to watch this in school tomorrow, hope i dont cry ahahah

[Aidankiwi]

This was an appalling miscarriage of justice. The conviction was ruled as a mistrial in 1998 on the following grounds. The Judge misdirected the jury. False evidence concocted by the Police. Conflicting evidence never presented to the defence counsel or jury. This (plus the Timothy Evans execution) is why I am totally opposed to the death penalty and regard any nation that still carries out judicial murder like this as backward and barbaric.

[MCRLUVVA101]

we had to watch this in school because one boy thought the death penalty should be brought back, and when the film finished i looked round and i wasn't the only one crying. its a rare occurrence, but the boy who thought it should be brought back has a one track mind, so he still wanted the death penalty.

Derek did nothing wrong, he didnt even know what was going on. This is just one reason I cried at this video.

[iwnt2besuperman]

@MCRLUVVA101 i had to watch this in school too, and it made me cry

how could they do that to him. i cried when he was signing his name.

that chris dude didnt even shoot the policeman in the head. the bullet was too small for the gun, it was the right size for a police gun though :/

[iwnt2besuperman]

@MCRLUVVA101 i had to watch this in school too, and it made me cry

how could they do that to him. i cried when he was signing his name.

that chris dude didnt even shoot the policeman in the head. the bullet was too small for the gun, it was the right size for a police gun though :/

[danty362]

@TheNaomiengland yes but its what he could have meant when he said this

[Aidankiwi]

@danty362 There is no conclusive evidence that Derek Bentley ever said these words. 3 police officers, no doubt anxious to see someone hang for the death of their colleague alleged he did. Crucially another officer stated at the time the words were never said. Even more significantly in his only interview since the case Christopher Craig stated categorically that Bentley never spoke those words.Thankfully, but 45 years too late for Bentley, the conviction was overturned.

[MrWrestling98]

for a man with low intelligence he is one good mechanic

[TheNaomiengland]

Why is eveyone makeing a big fucking deal about Derek Bentley he did say say Let him have it

[TheNaomiengland]

Why couldn't they make a motherfucking movie

[cheekymancunian]

Christopher Eccleston is a such a fine actor, I remember seeing this when I was 15 and it made me cry back then, It still does now. So sad, he was obviously a complicated young man and back then they would have had little or no understanding about his condition which made him such easy prey for people like Christopher Craig.....

[xAbuuuuzR]

This film is a great film i watched half in my school at first i wasn't interested But i had to finish it the ending is sad but still good film 10/10 :)

[sqccccccccc]

Thank you Christopher. Thank you very much.

[holzafluf]

thank you so much for putting this on. i have to write about capital punishment for school and I'm talking about what's bad. this is my main example.

[GeNToXiiCz]

gess what.... this guy is my great great great uncial or something

[anteater181]

@GeNToXiiCz Yeah?? Well, if you send him a card...make sure it's for an 'UNCLE' (or something). Idiot.

[audveltadmuna]

@GeNToXiiCz uncle*

[WiktoriaD92]

What's the music called?

Does anyone know?

[KAtrinaaaaGiant]

@WiktoriaD92 ive been trying to find the music too especially the start up song. type in google let him have it soundtrack

[JRGrange25]

Iris has got a fantastic ass in those yellow trousers.

[stew1212128]

Yeah Im doing this for GCSE Drama got to play Craig =/

[samwillown]

I'm doing this topic in GCSE Drama it seems very good :)

[tonyboy4410]

@samwillown same here we have to do a role play of the shoot out

[harrisonbetteridge]

@samwillown same here but im in year 8 :)

[cakesonme818]

poor guy

[dirtydonki]

A great tribute to a gross miscarriage of justice.

Derek was no angel but he deserved better than he got.

[alayhaluvsmj]

wow im doing a drama play on this :P

[kirtsiethomson]

I love you so much for putting this on here,

seriously.

i do.

Thank you so much !! xD

[pritypritiana]

-' Can Some One Give me An Essay For This Film ?? Please :)

[holz1181]

Best film ever! first did it for english at school! then was hooked! ........ gives you a lump in your throat! :(

[pritypritiana]

@holz1181 .. Omgg.. i Amm Doing Dat & i Was Just Wondering iF You Can Help Me With Some iDeas ? Please :)

[holz1181]

@pritypritiana ideas.... what do you need? lol

[anteater181]

@pritypritiana Dat?? Ffs, get rid of the 'd', insert a 'th' and you are good to go. 'Food for thought'....just because it may 'sound good'....doesn't mean that it 'LOOKS GOOD'. Just remember, there are more educated people on this site, than uneducated.

[pritypritiana]

@holz1181 .. Omgg.. i Amm Doing Dat & i Was Just Wondering iF You Can Help Me With Some iDeas ? Please

[holmsatlarge]

Good story!

[babygirl789521657]

rip derek

this is about a really life story

we did this in english

[thehatguy3011]

Yes ross its kyle c mr mcavoy showd us it in re coz were in the same school

[weeross13]

im watching this in school i dont know what it has to do with re

[BadgerinSC]

I suspect those huge double doors Mr. Bentley and Derek exit through at the approved school are the other side of the huge double doors at what is supposed to be Wandsworth prison (the great blue doors we see later in the film).

[MissyLeigh96]

3:32 Look's Like Robert Pattinson :L 

[MissyLeigh96]

What's The Name Of The Actor That Plays Chris Craig o.O ?

[LGSLIME]

omg how could you do that

[Noodles37UK]

Sorry for being graphic, but here goes. Ask people what happened to the Judge every time he passed the Death Sentence on someone. Really....

Secondly, I'm told that if you were a barrister, a lawyer , whatever, and were to question the boy's conviction, your profession was on the line. The Establishment saw to that. This went on for many years.

[disesed]

cant belivie it true!

[MissyLeigh96]

Does Anyone Know The Name Of The Piano Music At The Start ?

[FreetutUK]

we are doing work on this film in english lessons

[CarlyyCatty]

Cried SOOOO much!

[MrBornagainzombie]

Even the opening credits make me sad! God bless Derek and his long suffering family. Only god's law stands over man.

[SourLimez]

poor bloke, he wasnt all there.. fukin mugs was only doin a job for money. i bet they cant sleep over it.. all he wanted was his mate to give the gun to the coppa. greedy cunts init. was it worth gettin ptsd and be a murderer?

[Jill4ChrisRedfeild]

I find it funny that in your descrip you say "England's death penalty" but it's for all of Britain too ._.;

[swindellsjamie]

This move is so good I have wached the full thing and it is very sad at the end and I would like to have the DVD so I can see it all the time lol

[Emrys141]

this film is heartbreaking

:(

[PebblesDave]

i was working on this in drama and we had to do the scene where Derek says: "Let him have it". I played Chris :)

[DizzyXrainb0w]

@PebblesDave were doing the whole play of Let him have it.. its a very hard play to do XD so many emotions you have to portray.. but its fun in a way XP

[2k7lgordon]

im doin a film based on this check it out. it'll be on youtube in april...

[07Lakerh]

when i watched this for the first time i started crying :'(

[AwStitch626]

@07Lakerh same we are doing an essay on it, so we watched it at school, i cryed, it was horrible, cos you see how child like he realy is D:

[irishbollix]

tragic, even if he was english, to be hung an innocent man. that said, the death penalty is best consigned to historys' bin. its' nothing other than state murder...

[2k7lgordon]

hi guys,

i'm doing a film based around this one called LONDONHOOD! please check it out. It'll be on YouTube some time in April.

Check it out!

[blackstar14100]

this film is soo sad :(

[smaginn]

We did this in drama, it was so sad. :(

[FILMMAKERCHAP]

this is a work of fiction loosely based on the actual story. if you get the DVD it will state a disclaimer to that effect.

Craig Craig never heard the words "let him have it". That was a line concocted by three policeman in this case, from one of their earlier cases to ensure a guilty verdict for derek bentley so that one of them could be executed. Derek never met niven craig, Niven Craig however remained a criminal most of his life in prison still at wormwood scrubs until the late 60s

[07Lakerh]

Love that acting here :D

[CatherineRox1]

lol... love the kind of speaking in this film... It so funny! I love this film. Just love it. I like the actors too. Good acting. I feel bad for Derek. "let him have it Chris". Thanks 4 uploading it! ^_^

[lickmybigdick1]

7.52 come on mate it aint that bad, he hasnt got long to live

[2k7lgordon]

Brilliant film, sad story, Brilliant cast, Brilliant Acting 5 stars

[TFCars95]

we are doing this in drama and i am always made to play derek bently, could it have somthing to do with me acting like a 2 year old!?!

[scottytheboy]

we had to do that for GCSE 2, brilliant good luck

[JimTLonW6]

There were a number of stories about Lord Goddard's reputed prediliction for sentencing young men to death and experiencing sexual gratification from doing so. Then, as now, there was a great deal of public concern about a Juvenile 'Crime Wave', maybe viewing this film should help people to make a realistic appreciation of the significance of this sort of comment.

[Kevinasp]

I have heard it myself but I find it a bit difficult to imagine that was true... as he carried on being Lord Chief Justice until he was 81.... I find it hard to believe a man in his 70's would get ejaculations so easy.....

[JimTLonW6]

Well it takes all sorts; there was of course the little matter of his blatantly unfair summing up at the trial which is a rather more definite matter of fact.

[Fahoooy2]

lol were acting it on drama but ill do da acting wid some of ma friends den post it here.. :D

[BadgerinSC]

2 points:

The LaMotta - Robinson fight and Truman dismissing MacArthur didn't happen during the same week in 1952 (the radio broadcast he's listening to).

And note his brother digging up a worm. Foreshadowing that his nearby brother would be worm food within a few months?

[hreodgirl]

Thank God Its On Here I Doing My Essay On It And Forgot The Whole Film

[tigerztigerztigerz]

aww, my grandad knew im... how could they!! they hae no brains!! seriously! they have no right to hang him! omg... :( i never knew my grandad though... they could of gotton info from him :(

[turquiosegirl1]

im doing this in english

but were acting it and i have to be goddard

[KuraiKoyoyoyama]

I have to act it in drama...I'm Derek XD

[BadgerinSC]

If you're going to watch the rest of film, which I strongly suggest, keep an eye out for all the foreshadowing of Derek's ultimate demise:

Shadows which look like nooses, people adjusting their "neckties." In one scene, when Graig's gang pays a visit to Derek's window, the clothesline in the background looks exactly like a gallows.

Also, listen for clock bells going off (For whom the Bell Tolls).

The little girl who sees them breaking into the warehouse is saying the Lord's Prayer.

[rhubodach]

The case of Derek Bentley was simply the British government at that time was going to make someone pay for the death of that policeman.

There was a great outcry at that time from thousands of Britons, the church and numerous M.P'S to spare Bentley. Without a doubt if Craig had shot a civilian Bentley would never have been hanged.

In most cases when the jury recommends mercy ( as they did ) the judge has discretion but again it was a police officer that was killed. The point was made.

[bethaaaanyx]

watched this in english truelly heart wrenching film which really angrerd me, towards the state of law.

[Danstrhal99911]

I am also writing an essay on it :)

[06hopes]

i am writing a essay on it aswell for english , re-watching it was great and gave me more ideas

[MotorbikePug]

same, Ive got an essay on it too :) I was going to buy it but i couldn't find it anywhere...

[khaledhoque96]

I'm doin a drama homework on it

[LucieHolly95]

i watched this in english and i am writin an essay on it, and this really helped me to write it ,

xx

[jdude212]

lol just watched this in english pretty good film

[shaimalycious1]

Lol I Had To Learn About this in drama

[EllaKatieTV]

i watched a part of this film in r.e and im able 2 borrow the dvd and watch it :)

[Danstrhal99911]

What does let him have it got to do with r.e.?

[EllaKatieTV]

well, in R.E we are learing about death because in mexico they belive that you should be sad when someone dies you should celebrate it then we watched the death in this film now we are learning what we really think what a soul is to us :)

[KuraiKoyoyoyama]

Mexico has a day called the day of the dead where they celebrate their lost ancestors and pay tribute to them.

[venuscrescentbeam4]

I'm doing this in English, and I love the opening song.

It's so sad!

[dodgek184]

u know this is a true stroy yea

[romfordd]

OH MY GOD, i cant fucken believe it!!!!, this is the movie i've looking for ages, thnx very much for the input!

[catherinefan32]

thanks I have been lookin for this film forever in USA its pretty rare.