The General (1998)

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R | 2 hr 9 mins | Drama, Thriller, Biopic, Crime, Adaptation | Now Playing |Box Office Total: $1.2M

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Based on the story of Martin Cahill, a notorious Dublin gangster who was the mastermind behind a series of daring robberies that stunned Ireland in the 1980s. In a twenty-year career marked by obsessive secrecy, brutality and meticulous planning, Martin Cahill stole over 60 million dollars. Despite being the country's most wanted man, he brazenly eluded capture, thumbing his nose at both the police and the IRA, whom he despised--along with the Church and the State--as institutional authority figures. He lived in a menage a trois with his wife and her sister, siring several children with both. While images of Cahill regularly appeared in the press, they were always obscured, typically by Cahill's hand placed in front of his face. Although Cahill was a legend in Ireland during his lifetime, his true identity remained as an enigma.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
12/18/1998

Director	Credit
John Boorman	Director
Cast	Credit
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
Ciaran Fitzgerald	Tommy
Ned Dennehy	Gay
Vinnie Murphy	Harry
Roxanna Williams	Orla
Eamonn Owens	Young Martin Cahill
Colleen O'Neill	Patricia
Maebh Gorby	Sylvie
Pat Laffan	Higgins
Frank Melia	Lawless
Ronan Wilmot	James Donovan
Lynn Cahill	Arcade Woman
David Wilmot	Assassin
Stephen Brennan	Arthur Ryan
Don Wycherley	Henry Mackie
Kevin Flood	Judge
Pat Kinevane	Desk Guard
Barry McGovern	IRA Man
Pat Leavy	Mrs Duggan
Neili Conroy	Maeve
Peter-Hugo Daly	Beavis
Aoife Moriarty	Young Frances
Brendan Coyle	UVF Leader
Jim Sheridan	CPAD Leader
Gavin Kelty	Young Hood
Owen O'Neill	Revenue Man
David Carey	Revenue Man
Niamh Linehan	Reporter
Jason Byrne	Reporter No 2
Ann Doyle	TV Newsreader
Darragh Kelly	Young Detective
Des O'Malley	Himself
Production Credits	Credit
P J Pettite	Co-Executive Producer
Kieran Corrigan	Executive Producer
John Boorman	Producer
Betsy Davis	Co-Executive Producer
Philip J Pettiette	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Merlin Films	Production Company
J & M Entertainment	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
WBI	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Columbia TriStar Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
SPC	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Filmax Entertainment	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Dublin, Ireland
Writer	Credit
John Boorman	Screenplay
Paul Williams	Source Material (from novel)
Accounting	Credit
Con Cremins	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Derek Wallace	Production Designer
Irene O'Brien	Assistant Art Director
Shirley Henderson	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Jina Jay	Casting Director
Chloe Emerson	Casting - assistant casting director
Film Camera	Credit
Seamus Deasy	Director of Photography
Seamus Deasy	Camera Operator
Patrick Redmond	Photography - stills photographer
Film Sales Financing	Credit
J & M Entertainment	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Richie Buckley	Composer - music composer
Richie Buckley	Music - solo saxophone
Production Management	Credit
Jo Homewood	Production Manager
Carol Moorhead	Production Coordinator
Kevan Barker	Assistant Director
Mickey Walsh	Location Manager
Laerke Sigfred Petersen	Script Supervisor
Paul E Barnes	Assistant Director
Paddy McCarney	Assistant Director
Sound	Credit
Douglas E Turner	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Eddie Quinn	Boom Operator
Brendan Deasy	Sound Recordist
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Maeve Paterson	Costume Designer
Orla Carroll	Hairdresser - head hairdresser
Margaret Crosse	Wardrobe - wardrobe mistress
Conor McAlistair	Hair Assistant - assistant hairdresser
Susan O'Connor Cave	Wardrobe Assistant
Lynn Johnston	Makeup Assistant - assistant make-up artist
Maire O'Sullivan	Makeup Artist - head makeup artist
Fiona Whelan	Wardrobe Assistant

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