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The General (1998)

The General | United Kingdom| Ireland

In a twenty-year career marked by obsessive secrecy, brutality and meticulous planning, Cahill netted over £40 million. He was untouchable - until a bullet from an IRA hitman ended it all.

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Description

In a twenty-year career marked by obsessive secrecy, brutality and meticulous planning, Cahill netted over £40 million. He was untouchable - until a bullet from an IRA hitman ended it all.

Director

John Boorman

Stars

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

Others...

Revenue

1,214,198.00

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Keywords

based on true story, gangster, robbery, ireland, ira (irish republican army), police reporter

Trailers

Production

Screen Ireland, Merlin Films, J & M

Actor

Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Angeline Ball, Jon Voight, Eanna MacLiam, Tom Murphy, John Cronin, Paul Hickey, Ciarán Fitzgerald, Ned Dennehy, Pat Laffan, Eamonn Owens, Ronan Wilmot, David Wilmot, Stephen Brennan, Brendan Coyle, Jim Sheridan, Vinny Murphy, Roxanna Nic Liam, Colleen O'Neill, Maebh Gorby, Frank Melia, Lynn Cahill, Don Wycherley, Pat Kinevane, Barry McGovern, Patrick Condren, Darren Miley, Mark Quigley, Frank Laverty, Kieran Hurley, Cathy White, Anne Kent, Donncha Crowley, Aoife Moriarty, Clive Geraghty, Neilí Conroy, Peter-Hugo Daly, Des Cave, Brendan Conroy, Brian McGrath, Alan Barry, Pat Leavy, Niamh Lineham, Jason Byrne, Owen O'Neill, David Carey, Ann Doyle, Emma McIvor, Daragh Kelly, Andrew Bennett, Anthony Fox, Gavin Kelty, Darren Healy, Jeff O'Toole, Mark Dunne, Gerard Kearney, Tony Flynn, Jim Reid, Liz Schwartz, Ami Hedges, Karl Deegan, Mick O'Brien, Des O'Malley, Kevin Flood

Creators

Jina Jay (Casting), John Boorman (Director), Ron Davis (Editor), Seamus Deasy (Director of Photography), Richie Buckley (Music)

Alternative titles

Der Meisterdieb von Dublin (DE)
Le Général (FR)
I Once Had a Life (NL)
Generalen (SE)
The General (US)

Release dates

01.05.1998 (US)
01.05.1998 (DE)
29.05.1998 (GB)
29.05.1998 (IE)