The General
“The extraordinary true story of the rise and fall of the gangster, Martin Cahill.”
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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Cast
67 people
Brendan Gleeson
Martin Cahill
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Noel Curley
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Sean McGinley
Gary
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Maria Doyle Kennedy
Frances
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Angeline Ball
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Jon Voight
Inspector Ned Kenny
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Eanna MacLiam
Jimmy
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Tom Murphy
Willie Byrne
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John Cronin
Aiden
Known for
Black Knight
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Paul Hickey
Anthony
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Hijack
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Ciarán Fitzgerald
Tommy
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Ned Dennehy
Gay
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John Boorman Director · Paul Williams Author Richie Buckley Composer
Worldwide gross $1.2M · United States release May 1, 1998 · Produced in Ireland, United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,214,198
Production
Merlin Films
Production
J & M
Production
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Production
Irish Film Board
Production
Ireland · United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · May 1, 1998
Theatrical
United States · May 1, 1998
Theatrical
France
May 19, 1998 · Premiere
Ireland
May 29, 1998 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 23, 1999 · Theatrical
Türkiye
June 30, 2000 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 29, 1998 · Theatrical
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