The General
“The extraordinary true story of the rise and fall of the gangster, Martin Cahill.”
19982h 4mCrime · Drama
Released
May 1, 1998
TMDB Score
67% match · 139 votes
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About the Movie
Synopsis
The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.
DirectorJohn Boorman
- Released
- May 1, 1998
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $1.2M
- Studios
- Merlin Films, J & M, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Top Billed Cast
Brendan Gleeson
Martin Cahill
Adrian Dunbar
Noel Curley
Sean McGinley
Gary
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Frances
Angeline Ball
Tina
Jon Voight
Inspector Ned Kenny
Eanna MacLiam
Jimmy
Tom Murphy
Willie Byrne
John Cronin
Aiden
Paul Hickey
Anthony
Ciarán Fitzgerald
Tommy
Ned Dennehy
Gay
Pat Laffan
Sgt. Patrick Higgins
Eamonn Owens
Young Martin Cahill
Ronan Wilmot
James Donovan
David Wilmot
Assassin
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