The General
The General
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The General

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

6.7(129 votes)·1998 124m·EN· Ireland

Directed by John Boorman

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.

TMDB

6.7/10

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Director

John Boorman

Studios

Merlin Films, J & M, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

Budget

Revenue

$1.2M

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

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