The General (1998 film)
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3.5/4 Roger Ebert 3.7/5 Amazon Genre Biography, Crime, Drama Country Ireland | 7.3/10 IMDb 81% Rotten Tomatoes Music director Richie Buckley Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date December 18, 1998 Initial release May 29, 1998 (United Kingdom) Cast (Martin Cahill), (Noel Curley), Sean McGinley (Gary), (Frances), (Tina), (Inspector Ned Kenny)Similar movies Mad Max: Fury Road , Ant-Man , John Wick , Blackhat , Taken 3 , Goodfellas Tagline The extraordinary true story of the rise and fall of the gangster, Martin Cahill. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The General is a British-Irish crime film directed by John Boorman about Dublin crime boss Martin Cahill, who pulled off several daring heists in the early 1980s and attracted the attention of the Garda Síochána, IRA, and Ulster Volunteer Force. The film was shot in 1997 and released in 1998. Brendan Gleeson plays Cahill, Adrian Dunbar plays his friend Noel Curley, and Jon Voight plays Inspector Ned Kenny.
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Plot
After selling stolen paintings to the UVF Cahill realizes he has made a dangerous mistake. When the PIRA hear of this, they order his assassination, which is carried out on 18 August 1994.
Cast
Production
The film is based on the book of the same name by Irish journalist Paul Williams, who is "Special Correspondent" for Ireland's best-selling newspaper, the Irish Independent.
Director Boorman was himself one of Cahill's burglary victims. This event is dramatized in a scene in which Cahill breaks into a home, stealing a gold record and pilfering a watch from the wrist of a sleeping woman. The gold record, which Cahill later breaks in disgust after discovering it is not made of gold, was awarded for the score of Deliverance, Boorman's best-known film.
Filming was at various locations around Dublin, including South Lotts and Ranelagh.
Reception
The General was nominated for and won several awards, including Best Director at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival and the Grand Prix of the Belgian Syndicate of Cinema Critics.
The film holds an approval rating of 81% based on 48 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.
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