The General The extraordinary true story of the rise and fall of the gangster, Martin Cahill. Release date: 1998-05-01 Genres: Crime, Drama Actors: Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Barry McGovern, Andrew Bennett, Brian McGrath, Don Wycherley, Neilí Conroy, Eamonn Owens, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Stephen Brennan, John Cronin, David Wilmot, Darren Healy, Jason Byrne, Alan Barry, Ned Dennehy, Jon Voight, Brendan Coyle, Des Cave, Kevin Flood, Peter-Hugo Daly, Ronan Wilmot, Tom Murphy, Paul Hickey, Cathy White, Sean McGinley, Donncha Crowley, Angeline Ball, Ciarán Fitzgerald, Brendan Conroy, Vinny Murphy, Tony Flynn, Colleen O'Neill, Mark Quigley, Frank Laverty, Clive Geraghty, Pat Leavy, Pat Kinevane, Eanna MacLiam, Owen O'Neill, Pat Laffan, Pat Laffan, Frank Melia, Gerard Kearney, Anne Kent, David Carey, Gavin Kelty, Mark Dunne, Roxanna Nic Liam, Jeff O'Toole, Ann Doyle, Karl Deegan, Darren Miley, Liz Schwartz, Kieran Hurley, Mick O'Brien, Lynn Cahill, Des O'Malley, Daragh Kelly, Maebh Gorby, Anthony Fox, Aoife Moriarty, Emma McIvor, Niamh Lineham, Jim Reid, Ami Hedges Direction: Jim Sheridan Revenue: $1,214,198 Runtime: 2 h. 4 min. Score: 6.7/10 Votes: 118 Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom Companies: Merlin Films, J & M, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland Overview: 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.
