

"The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice."
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.
Director: Peter Medak

Derek Bentley

Christopher Craig

William Bentley

Lilian Bentley

Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe

Fairfax

Pierrepoint

Stella

Iris Bentley

Niven Craig