General, The
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.
Directed by
John Boorman
Cast
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
Production Co.
Merlin Films
J & M Entertainment
Produced by
P J Pettite
Kieran Corrigan
John Boorman
Philip J Pettiette
Betsy Davis
Studio
WBI
Writer
John Boorman
Paul Williams
Music
Richie Buckley
