The General (1998 film)
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | John Boorman |
| Produced by | John Boorman |
| Written by | John Boorman Paul Williams |
| Starring | Brendan Gleeson Adrian Dunbar Maria Doyle Kennedy Angeline Ball Jon Voight |
| Music by | Richie Buckley |
| Cinematography | Seamus Deasy |
| Release date(s) | December 18, 1998 |
| Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country |
Ireland language = English |
The General is a British-Irish crime film directed by John Boorman about Dublin crime boss Martin Cahill, who pulled off several daring heists in the early 1980s, and attracted the attention of the Gardaí, PIRA, and UVF. The film was shot in 1997 and released in 1998. Brendan Gleeson plays Cahill, Adrian Dunbar plays his close friend Noel Curley, and Jon Voight plays Inspector Ned Kenny.
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[edit] Cast
- Brendan Gleeson - Martin Cahill
- Adrian Dunbar - Noel Curley
- Sean McGinley - Gary
- Maria Doyle Kennedy - Frances
- Angeline Ball - Tina
- Jon Voight - Inspector Ned Kenny
- Eanna MacLiam - Jimmy
- Tom Murphy - Willie Byrne
- Paul Hickey - Anthony
- Tommy O'Neill - Paddy
- John O'Toole - Shea
- Ciarán Fitzgerald - Tommy
- Ned Dennehy - Gay
- Vinny Murphy - Harry (as Vinnie Murphy)
- Roxanna Williams - Orla
[edit] Plot
After selling stolen paintings to the UVF Cahill realizes he has made a dangerous mistake. When the PIRA hear of this, they ordered his assassination, which was carried out on 18 August 1994.
[edit] Production
The film was based on the book of the same name by Irish journalist Paul Williams, who is crime editor of Ireland's best-selling tabloid, [The Sun].
Director Boorman was himself one of Cahill's burglary victims. This event was dramatized in a scene in which Cahill breaks into a home, stealing a gold record and pilfering a watch from the wrist of a sleeping woman. The gold record, which Cahill later broke in disgust after discovering it was not made of gold, was awarded for the score of Deliverance, Boorman's best-known film.
Filming was at various locations around Dublin including South Lotts and Ranelagh.
[edit] Reception
The General was nominated for and won several awards, including Best Director at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The General". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4909/year/1998.html. Retrieved 2009-10-02.
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