The General (1998 film)

The General
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Boorman
Screenplay byJohn Boorman
Based onThe General
by Paul Williams
Produced byJohn Boorman
Starring
CinematographySeamus Deasy
Music byRichie Buckley
Distributed byWarner Bros.[1]
Release date
  • 18 December 1998 (1998-12-18)
Running time
124 minutes
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3.8 million

The General is an Irish crime film written and directed by John Boorman about Dublin crime boss Martin Cahill, who undertook several daring heists in the early 1980s and attracted the attention of the Garda Síochána, Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) .The film was shot in 1997 and released in 1998. Brendan Gleeson plays Cahill, Adrian Dunbar plays his friend Noel Curley, and Jon Voight plays Inspector Ned Kenny.

  1. ^ "The General (1998)". BBFC. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "The General (1998)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.