The General (1998) movie poster

The General (1998)

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

124 minCrimeDrama

TMDb6.7/10130 votes

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.

Country: Ireland, United Kingdom

Director: John Boorman

Cast

Brendan Gleeson as Martin Cahill

Brendan Gleeson

Martin Cahill

Adrian Dunbar as Noel Curley

Adrian Dunbar

Noel Curley

Sean McGinley as Gary

Sean McGinley

Gary

Maria Doyle Kennedy as Frances

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Frances

Angeline Ball as Tina

Angeline Ball

Tina

Jon Voight as Inspector Ned Kenny

Jon Voight

Inspector Ned Kenny

Eanna MacLiam as Jimmy

Eanna MacLiam

Jimmy

Tom Murphy as Willie Byrne

Tom Murphy

Willie Byrne

John Cronin as Aiden

John Cronin

Aiden

Paul Hickey as Anthony

Paul Hickey

Anthony

Ciarán Fitzgerald as Tommy

Ciarán Fitzgerald

Tommy

Ned Dennehy as Gay

Ned Dennehy

Gay

Pat Laffan as Sgt. Patrick Higgins

Pat Laffan

Sgt. Patrick Higgins

Eamonn Owens as Young Martin Cahill

Eamonn Owens

Young Martin Cahill

Keywords

Plot:robberygangsterbased on true storyira (irish republican army)police reporter

Place:ireland