The read
A Balasaur Score of 74 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 84%. Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 81% of the 1,941 1990s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes84%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
51 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter MedakDirector
- Robert WadeWriter
- Neal PurvisWriter
- Michael KamenOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Christopher EcclestonDerek Bentley
- Paul ReynoldsChristopher Craig
- Tom CourtenayWilliam Bentley
- Eileen AtkinsLilian Bentley
- Iain CuthbertsonSir David Maxwell-Fyfe
- Tom BellFairfax
- Clive RevillPierrepoint
- Serena Scott ThomasStella
- Clare HolmanIris Bentley
- Mark McGannNiven Craig
- Bert Tyler-MooreVincent Montgomery
- Jack DeamTerry Stringer
