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The General (1998)

The extraordinary true story of the rise and fall of the gangster, Martin Cahill.

  • May 1, 1998
  • 2h 4m
  • R
TMDB user score 6.7/10 139 votes on TMDB
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Story

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.

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Trailer

Official Trailer THE GENERAL (1998, Brendan Gleeson, Jon Voight, John Boorman) · plays from YouTube

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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
  • Stephen Brennan Arthur Ryan
  • Brendan Coyle UVF Leader

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