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Cry of the City
1948
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.
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.
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
Jack DeamTerry Stringer
Linda BassettMrs. Miles
Karl JohnsonParris
James VilliersCassels
Michael GoughLord Goddard
Bill DeanForeman of the Jury
Edward HardwickeApproved School Principal
Charlie Creed-MilesSecond Boy in School
Walter SparrowNightwatchman
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