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How does the director, Peter Medak, create sympathy for Derek Bentley in the opening 25 minutes of "Let Him Have It!"? As this film is simply based on a true story, the director, Peter Medak, can make a choice and then decide which parts of the original story can be used and expanded on to create a particular effect. In contrast to this, he can also choose which information is not needed and furthermore left out deliberately. I will aim to explore the different parts of Bentley's life and the way in which Mendak manipulates the audience to sympathise with Bentley as the film evolves and progresses. The first scene presented is set during a World War II air raid. The camera travels around capturing scenes of pain and suffering until it rests over a pile of rubble from under which Derek Bentley is discovered. When the rubble is removed, the face...

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