The General

Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Eamonn Owens, Adrian Dunbar, Jim Sheridan, Jon Voight, Roxanna Williams, David Wilmot, Don Wicherley, Jim Sheridan, Eamonn Owens

Director: John Boorman
Release Date: December 18th, 1998
MPAA Rating: R
Studio: Warner Bros Distributors

Movie Reviews: 'The General' Reviews
Message Boards: Post your comments
Buy Movie: HD-DVD | Blu-ray | DVD | VHS

Synopsis: 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.

Trailer
QuickTime: Trailer