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The General

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

  • Movie
  • 1998
  • R
  • 2h 4m

Directed by John Boorman

6.7

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6.7 out of 10 from 139 votes

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Overview

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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Cast and crew

  • Brendan Gleeson

    Brendan GleesonMartin Cahill

  • Adrian Dunbar

    Adrian DunbarNoel Curley

  • Sean McGinley

    Sean McGinleyGary

  • Maria Doyle Kennedy

    Maria Doyle KennedyFrances

  • Angeline Ball

    Angeline BallTina

  • Jon Voight

    Jon VoightInspector Ned Kenny

  • Eanna MacLiam

    Eanna MacLiamJimmy

  • Tom Murphy

    Tom MurphyWillie Byrne

  • John Cronin

    John CroninAiden

  • Paul Hickey

    Paul HickeyAnthony

  • Ciarán Fitzgerald

    Ciarán FitzgeraldTommy

  • Ned Dennehy

    Ned DennehyGay

  • Pat Laffan

    Pat LaffanSgt. Patrick Higgins

  • Eamonn Owens

    Eamonn OwensYoung Martin Cahill

  • Ronan WilmotJames Donovan

  • David Wilmot

    David WilmotAssassin

  • Stephen Brennan

    Stephen BrennanArthur Ryan

  • Brendan Coyle

    Brendan CoyleUVF Leader

Director
John Boorman
Writer
John Boorman
Music
Richie Buckley
Cinematography
Seamus Deasy