Let Him Have It (1991)

Director: Peter Medak
Cast: Christopher Eccleston, Clive Revill, Eileen Atkins, Iain Cuthbertson, Paul Reynolds, Serena Scott Thomas, Tom Bell, Tom Courtenay

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.