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The General 1998

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

Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama

Director: John Boorman

Writer: John Boorman, Paul Williams

Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley

Released: 18 Dec 1998

Runtime: 124 min

Language: English

Country: United Kingdom, Ireland

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.

6.7/10
124 min
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Awards

10 wins & 14 nominations

Box Office

$1,214,198

Ratings

Internet Movie Database 7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes 83%
Metacritic 81/100
Metascore 81/100