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6.7The 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.
Released: 1998-05-01124 minDir: John BoormanCrime, DramaBox office: $1.2M
Cast
- Brendan Gleeson as Martin Cahill
- Adrian Dunbar as Noel Curley
- Sean McGinley as Gary
- Maria Doyle Kennedy as Frances
- Angeline Ball as Tina
- Jon Voight as Inspector Ned Kenny
Themes
- robbery
- gangster
- based on true story
- ira (irish republican army)
- ireland
- police reporter
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 11th European Film Awards
- Genre
- biographical film
- Country of origin
- Republic of Ireland
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- John Boorman
- Screenwriter
- John Boorman
- Cast member
- Jim Sheridan
- Producer
- John Boorman
- Narrative location
- Dublin
- Duration
- 124
- FilmAffinity ID
- 460716
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1999-07-29
- title
- The General
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Sony Pictures Classics
- set in period
- 20th century
- review score
- 83%
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