The General (1998)

Directed by

John Boorman

Genre

drama film, heist film, biographical film, crime film

Country

United Kingdom, Ireland

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 130 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a drama about Martin Cahill, a real-life Dublin crime boss who pulled off big heists in the 1980s. The police, the IRA, and the UVF all start hunting him at the same time.

grittytenseatmosphericbleakdeliberatecharacter-drivenunsentimentalcold

What happens

The General is a 1998 crime film written and directed by John Boorman about Dublin crime boss Martin Cahill, who undertook several daring heists in the early 1980s and attracted the attention of the Garda Síochána, Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF). The film was shot in 1997 and released in 1998. Brendan Gleeson plays Cahill, Adrian Dunbar plays his friend Noel Curley, and Jon Voight plays Inspector Ned Kenny. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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