The General 1998
The General ★★★ 1998 (R)
Biopic of maverick Dublin crime lord Martin Cahill (Gleeson), nicknamed “The General” for his planning abilities. Film is one long flashback as it begins in 1994 with Cahill's assassination. Cahill supports his family through various burglaries, making a mockery of the local cops, including Ned Kenny (Voight). But Cahill's rise from petty criminal to local mobster is noted by the IRA and when he refuses to cut them in on his profits, things turn very dicey for the cocky, ruthless Cahill. 123m/B VHS, DVD . IR GB Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Jon Voight, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Angeline Ball, Ciaran Fitzgerald, Eamon Owens; D: John Boorman; W: John Boorman; C: Seamus Deasy; M: Richie Buckley. Cannes ‘98: Director (Boorman).
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