
The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.
1991 1 hour 55 minutesIn 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.















4th October 1991
35 years ago
1 hour 55 minutes
Finishes at 12:29pm
$3,735,600 ($9,080,870 today)
Revenue $635,064



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