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"Set in the gritty, post-war world of 1950's London, American movie gangsters are the reigning heroes of aimless young toughs that roam the streets. A robbery turns to murder and a simple-minded teenager finds himself facing a death sentence for a crime he didn't commit."@en
"The true story of Derek Bentley, who in 1953 was hanged for the murder of a policeman, despite the fact that he was epileptic and mentally handicapped. Should he have been tried for murder, and did he commit the crime?"
"Set in the gritty, post-war world of 1950's London, American movie gangsters are the reigning heroes of aimless young toughs that roam the streets. A robbery turns to murder and a simple-minded teenager finds himself facing a death sentence for a crime he did not commit."@en
"The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice. A slow-witted youth is pulled into a life of crime in post-war England because he sees it as a way to get money quick. He finds himself sentenced to death for a murder actually committed by his youthful cohort."
"Set in the gritty, post-war world of 1950s London, American movie gangsters are the reigning heroes of aimless young toughs that roam the streets. A robbery turns to murder and a simple-minded teenager finds himself facing a death sentence for a crime he didn't commit."@en
"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."@en
"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."
"In the gritty, post-war world of 1950s London, slow-witted teenager Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals who have a fondness for American gangster movies. When a robbery turns to murder, Derek finds himself facing the death sentence for a crime he didn't commit. This film dramatizes the real-life case which shook England's faith in capital punishment."@en
""'Let him have it'. These words, uttered during a shootout by 19-year-old Derek Bentley, sealed his fate. But what did they mean? Was Derek telling Chris Chraig, his psychotic partner, to shoot an approaching cop ... or, as the defence contended, did he just want Chris to give the policman the gun? This film, based on a true story, follows the controversial trial that ended with Bentley's exectuion - despite the fact that he was epileptic and severely retarded. (Craig, at 16 years of age, was too young to be killed uner British law.) The ensuing public outcry eventually led to the abolition of the death penalty. This is the case that shocked a nation."--Container."@en
"In 1950s England, 16 year old mentally handicapped Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster films. Based on true events, after Bentley's execution, the ensuing public outcry eventually led to the abolition of the death penalty."
"Film drama based on the story of Derek Bentley. The public outcry over his execution led to the abolition of the death penalty."@en