The General

The General

6.69

1998-05-01

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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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.

Released

1998-05-01

Runtime

124

Director

John Boorman

Budget

$0

Revenue

$1214198

Genres

Crime

Drama

Language

English

Production

Merlin Films

J & M

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

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    Brendan Gleeson

    Brendan Gleeson
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    Adrian Dunbar

    Adrian Dunbar
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    Sean McGinley

    Sean McGinley
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    Maria Doyle Kennedy

    Maria Doyle Kennedy
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    Angeline Ball

    Angeline Ball
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    Jon Voight

    Jon Voight
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    Eanna MacLiam

    Eanna MacLiam
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    Tom Murphy

    Tom Murphy
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    John Cronin

    John Cronin
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    Paul Hickey

    Paul Hickey
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    Ciarán Fitzgerald

    Ciarán Fitzgerald
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    Ned Dennehy

    Ned Dennehy
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    Pat Laffan

    Pat Laffan
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    Eamonn Owens

    Eamonn Owens
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    Ronan Wilmot

    Ronan Wilmot
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    David Wilmot

    David Wilmot
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    Stephen Brennan

    Stephen Brennan
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    Brendan Coyle

    Brendan Coyle
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    Jim Sheridan

    Jim Sheridan
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    Vinny Murphy

    Vinny Murphy
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    Pat Laffan

    Pat Laffan
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    Colleen O'Neill

    Colleen O'Neill
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    Maebh Gorby

    Maebh Gorby
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    Frank Melia

    Frank Melia
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    Lynn Cahill

    Lynn Cahill
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    Don Wycherley

    Don Wycherley
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    Pat Kinevane

    Pat Kinevane
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    Barry McGovern

    Barry McGovern
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    Patrick Condren

    Patrick Condren
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    Darren Miley

    Darren Miley
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    Mark Quigley

    Mark Quigley
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    Frank Laverty

    Frank Laverty
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    Kieran Hurley

    Kieran Hurley
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    Cathy White

    Cathy White
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    Anne Kent

    Anne Kent
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    Donncha Crowley

    Donncha Crowley
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    Aoife Moriarty

    Aoife Moriarty
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    Clive Geraghty

    Clive Geraghty
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    Neilí Conroy

    Neilí Conroy
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    Peter-Hugo Daly

    Peter-Hugo Daly
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    Des Cave

    Des Cave
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    Brendan Conroy

    Brendan Conroy
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    Brian McGrath

    Brian McGrath
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    Alan Barry

    Alan Barry
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    Pat Leavy

    Pat Leavy
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    Niamh Lineham

    Niamh Lineham
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    Jason Byrne

    Jason Byrne
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    Owen O'Neill

    Owen O'Neill
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    David Carey

    David Carey
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    Ann Doyle

    Ann Doyle
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    Emma McIvor

    Emma McIvor
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    Daragh Kelly

    Daragh Kelly
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    Andrew Bennett

    Andrew Bennett
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    Anthony Fox

    Anthony Fox
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    Gavin Kelty

    Gavin Kelty
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    Darren Healy

    Darren Healy
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    Jeff O'Toole

    Jeff O'Toole
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    Mark Dunne

    Mark Dunne
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    Gerard Kearney

    Gerard Kearney
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    Tony Flynn

    Tony Flynn
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    Jim Reid

    Jim Reid
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    Liz Schwartz

    Liz Schwartz
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    Ami Hedges

    Ami Hedges
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    Karl Deegan

    Karl Deegan
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    Mick O'Brien

    Mick O'Brien
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    Des O'Malley

    Des O'Malley
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    Kevin Flood

    Kevin Flood
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    Roxanna Nic Liam

    Roxanna Nic Liam