The General
The extraordinary true story of the rise and fall of the gangster, Martin Cahill.
Country
Production
Budget
$0
Box office
$1 214 198
Director
Actors
Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Angeline Ball, Jon Voight, Eanna MacLiam, Tom Murphy, John Cronin, Paul Hickey
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
John Boorman, Kieran Corrigan, Betsy Davis, James Flynn, P.J. Pettiette
Camera operator
Composer
Richie Buckley
Artist
Derek Wallace
Audition
Editing
Ron Davis
Whole Team (19)
Whole Team (19)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The home of screenwriter and director John Burman was once actually robbed by Martin Cahill (1949-1994), nicknamed The General. Among other things, he stole a gold plaque hanging on the wall, and Burman later included this detail in the film.
- In real life, Martin Cahill often wore clothes with a Mickey Mouse emblem, and sometimes wore shirts like Batman's.
- The film portrays Martin Cahill as a good-natured criminal, although in reality he was quite different, often shooting or torturing those who dared to cross him. The middle and upper classes feared him, while only the lower classes adored him.
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