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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.
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