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The General (1998)

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.

Release: 1998-05-01
Runtime: 124 min
Rating: 6.702 / 10
Cast
Brendan Gleeson
Brendan Gleeson
Martin Cahill
Adrian Dunbar
Adrian Dunbar
Noel Curley
Sean McGinley
Sean McGinley
Gary
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Frances
Angeline Ball
Angeline Ball
Tina
Jon Voight
Jon Voight
Inspector Ned Kenny
Eanna MacLiam
Eanna MacLiam
Jimmy
Tom Murphy
Tom Murphy
Willie Byrne
John Cronin
John Cronin
Aiden
Paul Hickey
Paul Hickey
Anthony
Ciarán Fitzgerald
Ciarán Fitzgerald
Tommy
Ned Dennehy
Ned Dennehy
Gay
Pat Laffan
Pat Laffan
Sgt. Patrick Higgins
Eamonn Owens
Eamonn Owens
Young Martin Cahill
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Ronan Wilmot
James Donovan
David Wilmot
David Wilmot
Assassin
Stephen Brennan
Stephen Brennan
Arthur Ryan
Brendan Coyle
Brendan Coyle
UVF Leader