Let Him Have It How does Peter Medak, director of ‘Let Him Have It’ create sympathy for Derek Bentley? The opening scene of this film has slow piano solo music playing, with white Credits on a black background to show that the film is serious. It is actually a drama documentary, which means that as well as being dramatic the film is also factual. From the start of the film, Peter Medak chose to present …showed first 75 words of 1640 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1640 total…the rooftops, as if it were Derek’s spirit, it goes into Derek’s house where the family is still crying. Then there is a focus on the clock, which eventually stops ticking to show the end of Derek’s life. The sad piano music continues to play while the picture fades to black. This leaves you feeling shocked and distressed, and I think this is exactly how the director wanted to present this film.