The General

– In a twenty-year career marked by obsessive secrecy, brutality and meticulous planning, Cahill nette..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 4 Minutes
Release Year:
1998
The General (1998)

In a twenty-year career marked by obsessive secrecy, brutality and meticulous planning, Cahill netted over £40 million. He was untouchable - until a bullet from an IRA hitman ended it all.

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The General (1998) - Trailer

Release Date:

18 Dec 1998

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

John Boorman

Writer:

John Boorman, Paul Williams (novel)

Main Actors:

Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Maria Doyle Kennedy

Plot:

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:

9 wins & 14 nominations.

Production:

Sony Pictures Classics

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
82%
Metacritic:
81%