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The General

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The General

May 1, 1998

2h 4m

★ 6.7

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

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Merlin Films

J & M

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

The General Trailers

Cast

Brendan Gleeson

Martin Cahill

Brendan Gleeson

Adrian Dunbar

Noel Curley

Adrian Dunbar

Sean McGinley

Gary

Sean McGinley

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Frances

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Angeline Ball

Tina

Angeline Ball

Jon Voight

Inspector Ned Kenny

Jon Voight

Eanna MacLiam

Jimmy

Eanna MacLiam

Tom Murphy

Willie Byrne

Tom Murphy

John Cronin

Aiden

John Cronin

Paul Hickey

Anthony

Paul Hickey

Ciarán Fitzgerald

Tommy

Ciarán Fitzgerald

Ned Dennehy

Gay

Ned Dennehy

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