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The General (1998)
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John Boorman Director

previously directed Lumière and Company

The General is a 1998 movie directed, produced and co written by John Boorman. It is based on a true life story about a gangland crime boss, Martin Cahill, also known as The General. He committed several high profile robberies in Ireland dealing with the terrorist IRA and UVF

Trivia:

The producer/director, John Boorman was actually a victim of the real life criminal Martin Cahill. The robbery is teenagers in the movie where Cahill steals a Gold Record from Boormans house, which he had received for his work on the movie, Deliverance. The scene also shoes Cahill stealing a gold watch from a sleeping woman. Cahill subsequently broke the gold record when necessitate it wasn't actually real gold.

Quote: Garda

Hey Cahill! Which sister did you screw last night? Both?

Martin Cahill

Yours.

Writers
	John Boorman	writer
	Paul Williams	novel The General

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
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Name	The General
US Release	Dec. 18, 1998
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Runtime	124
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