Movie·1998·2h 4m
The General
The extraordinary true story of the rise and fall of the gangster, Martin Cahill.
Country
Ireland
Language
English
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// overview
The 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.
Producer
John Boorman, Kieran Corrigan
Cinematography
Seamus Deasy
Music
Richie Buckley
Editor
Ron Davis
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
// crew
Crew
John Boorman
Director, Producer, Writer
Ron Davis
Editor
Seamus Deasy
Director of Photography
Richie Buckley
Original Music Composer
Kieran Corrigan
Executive Producer
Betsy Davis
Executive Producer
James Flynn
Executive Producer
P.J. Pettiette
Executive Producer
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