The General 25 years old

The extraordinary true story of the rise and fall of the gangster, Martin Cahill.

The General

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.

Credits

The General Cast

Name Character
Maria Doyle Kennedy She was 33, now 59 years old as Frances
Brendan Gleeson He was 43, now 69 years old as Martin Cahill
Jon Voight He was 59, now 85 years old as Inspector Ned Kenny
Barry McGovern He was 50, now 76 years old as IRA Man 1
Ned Dennehy He was 41, now 67 years old as Gay
Seán McGinley He was 42, 53 years old when he died as Gary
Angeline Ball She was 29, now 55 years old as Tina
Jim Sheridan He was 49, now 75 years old as CPAD Leader
Adrian Dunbar He was 39, now 65 years old as Noel Curley
Gavin Kelty as Young Hood 1
Anne Kent as Mrs Cahill
Don Wycherley He was 30, now 56 years old as Henry Mackie, Cahill's Defence
Ronan Wilmot as James Donovan
Eanna MacLiam as Jimmy
Brendan Coyle He was 34, now 60 years old as UVF Leader
Tom Murphy He was 30, 39 years old when he died as Willie Byrne
Gerard Kearney as Young Hood 5
Jason Byrne He was 20, now 46 years old as Reporter 2
Donncha Crowley as 1962 Priest
David Wilmot He was 1, 131 years old when he died as Assassin
Des Cave as HC Chairman
Kevin Flood as Judge
Alan Barry as Judge 2
Peter-Hugo Daly He was 42, now 68 years old as Beavis, Fence
Pat Laffan He was 58, 79 years old when he died as Sgt. Patrick Higgins
Pat Kinevane as Desk Guard
Clive Geraghty as Commissioner
Stephen Brennan was 15, now 41 years old as Arthur Ryan
Vinny Murphy as Harry
Darren Healy as Young Hood 2
Brian McGrath He was 73, 85 years old when he died as Doctor
Brendan Conroy as Corporation Official
Ciarán Fitzgerald He was 14, now 40 years old as Tommy
Paul Hickey He was 13, 28 years old when he died as Anthony
Pat Laffan He was 58, 79 years old when he died as Police Sergeant Patrick Higgins
Eamonn Owens He was 15, now 41 years old as Young Martin Cahill
Andrew Bennett He was 59, now 85 years old as Hollyfield Priest

The General Crew

Name Department
Jina Jay as Casting. Production
Ron Davis as Editor. Editing
Seamus Deasy as Director of Photography. Camera
John Boorman as Director. He was 65 (now 91) years old Directing
John Boorman as Producer. He was 65 (now 91) years old Production
John Boorman as Author. He was 65 (now 91) years old Writing
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The General (25 years)

The extraordinary true story of the rise and fall of the gangster, Martin Cahill.

  • Release day: Friday, May 01, 1998
  • Runtime: 124 minutes
  • Revenue: 1214198.00