The General

The General

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

1998 2h 4mDir. John Boorman
6.7/ 10
CrimeDrama

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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Brendan Gleeson

Brendan Gleeson

Martin Cahill

Adrian Dunbar

Adrian Dunbar

Noel Curley

Sean McGinley

Sean McGinley

Gary

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Frances

Angeline Ball

Angeline Ball

Tina

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

Inspector Ned Kenny

Eanna MacLiam

Eanna MacLiam

Jimmy

Tom Murphy

Tom Murphy

Willie Byrne

John Cronin

John Cronin

Aiden

Paul Hickey

Paul Hickey

Anthony

Ciarán Fitzgerald

Ciarán Fitzgerald

Tommy

Ned Dennehy

Ned Dennehy

Gay

Pat Laffan

Pat Laffan

Sgt. Patrick Higgins

Eamonn Owens

Eamonn Owens

Young Martin Cahill

R

Ronan Wilmot

James Donovan

David Wilmot

David Wilmot

Assassin

Stephen Brennan

Stephen Brennan

Arthur Ryan

Brendan Coyle

Brendan Coyle

UVF Leader

Jim Sheridan

Jim Sheridan

CPAD Leader

V

Vinny Murphy

Harry

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