The General (1998)

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2h 4min
The General

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Synopsis

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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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

Ronan Wilmot
Ronan Wilmot

James Donovan

David Wilmot
David Wilmot

Assassin

Stephen Brennan
Stephen Brennan

Arthur Ryan

Brendan Coyle
Brendan Coyle

UVF Leader

Jim Sheridan
Jim Sheridan

CPAD Leader

Vinny Murphy
Vinny Murphy

Harry

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