Summaries

This drama reveals the controversial postwar 1950's London murder trial that sent an intellectually challenged young man to the gallows for a murder he did not commit.

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 movies. Chris and Derek's friendship leads to their involvement in the case which would forever shake the United Kingdom's belief in capital punishment.—Scott Renshaw <[email protected]>

In the 50's, in the post-war London, Derek Bentley is a teenager with mentality of a child. He lives with his family and spends most of his time inside his room, with his cats, dogs and a turtle. When he buys a compact vinyl in a store with his sister, he befriends the delinquent teenager Chris Craig, whose older brother is a notorious thief, and dresses like American gangsters. This friendship leads Derek to one of the most famous cases of unfair trial of the England history.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • young
  • man
  • teenage boy
  • courtroom drama
  • legal drama
Genres
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • History
Release date Oct 3, 1991
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United Kingdom France
Language English
Filming locations Church of St Mary the Virgin, Meadow Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Production companies Canal+ British Screen Productions Film Trustees Ltd.

Box office

Gross US & Canada $88686
Opening weekend US & Canada $5088
Gross worldwide $88686

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 55m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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