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The General

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

★ 6.7 TMDB Rating · 139 votes

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.

Director
John Boorman
Release date
May 1, 1998
Original language
English
Origin
Ireland, United States

Cast of The General

  • Portrait of Brendan Gleeson

    Brendan Gleeson

    Martin Cahill

  • Portrait of Adrian Dunbar

    Adrian Dunbar

    Noel Curley

  • Portrait of Sean McGinley

    Sean McGinley

    Gary

  • Portrait of Maria Doyle Kennedy

    Maria Doyle Kennedy

    Frances

  • Portrait of Angeline Ball

    Angeline Ball

    Tina

  • Portrait of Jon Voight

    Jon Voight

    Inspector Ned Kenny

  • Portrait of Eanna MacLiam

    Eanna MacLiam

    Jimmy

  • Portrait of Tom Murphy

    Tom Murphy

    Willie Byrne

  • Portrait of John Cronin

    John Cronin

    Aiden

  • Portrait of Paul Hickey

    Paul Hickey

    Anthony

  • Portrait of Ciarán Fitzgerald

    Ciarán Fitzgerald

    Tommy

  • Portrait of Ned Dennehy

    Ned Dennehy

    Gay

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