The Long Good Friday

Nov 1, 1980

1h 54m

★ 7.1

Who lit the fuse that tore Harold's world apart?

Overview

In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future Olympic Games. However, a series of bombings targets his empire on the very weekend the Americans are in town. Shand is convinced there is a traitor in his organization, and sets out to eliminate the rat in typically ruthless fashion.

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Drama

Mystery

Production Companies

Calendar Productions

Handmade Films

Black Lion Films

The Long Good Friday Trailers

Cast

Harold Shand

Bob Hoskins

Victoria

Helen Mirren

Parky

Dave King

Harris

Bryan Marshall

Jeff

Derek Thompson

Charlie

Eddie Constantine

Colin

Paul Freeman

Razors

P.H. Moriarty

Jack

Alan Ford

Tony

Stephen Davies

Erroll

Paul Barber

David

Karl Howman

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