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.
as Derek Bentley
as Christopher Craig
as William Bentley
as Lilian Bentley
as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
as Fairfax
as Pierrepoint
as Stella
as Iris Bentley
as Niven Craig
as Vincent Montgomery
as Terry Stringer
as Mrs. Miles
as Parris
as Cassels
as Lord Goddard
as Foreman of the Jury
as Approved School Principal
as Second Boy in School
as Nightwatchman
as Secondary School Teacher
as Butcher
as West Indian Driver
as Humphries
as Niven's Judge
as Big Cecil
as Clerk of Court
as Postman
as MP
as Mr Craig
as Mrs Craig
as PC McDonald
as PC Miles
as PC Harrison
as Prison Officer Jack
as Soames, Daily Telegraph
as Reporter
as Prison Chaplain
as Petition Woman
as Police Officer
as Woman in Butcher's Shop
as Young Man in Cafe