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The General(Movie, 1998)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 4min | Genres: Crime, History
The GeneralRating: 3.4/5 (with 4646 votes)
The General is an Irish crime film written and directed by John Boorman about Dublin crime boss Martin Cahill, who undertook several daring heists in the early 1980s and attracted the attention of the Garda Síochána, IRA and Ulster Volunteer Force. The film was shot in 1997 and released in 1998. Brendan Gleeson plays Cahill, Adrian Dunbar plays his friend Noel Curley, and Jon Voight plays Inspector Ned Kenny. ()
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About The General

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.

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Additional Information

Production countries: United Kingdom (UK), Ireland
Plays in: Dublin
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 12 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 05/01/1998
Director: John Boorman
Producer: John Boorman
Screenwriter: John Boorman
Film Editor: Ron Davis
Director of Photography: Seamus Deasy
Composer: Richie Buckley
Costume designer: Maeve Paterson
Production Designer: Derek Wallace
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Der Meisterdieb von Dublin"
"Le Général"
"I Once Had a Life"
"Generalen"

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Other movies with this title: The General (US, 1926), The General (SE, 1931), The General (YU, 1962), The General (AR/MX/US, 2010)

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