The General (1998 film)
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| Directed by | John Boorman |
| Screenplay by | John Boorman |
| Based on | The General 1995 book by Paul Williams |
| Produced by | John Boorman |
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| Cinematography | Seamus Deasy |
| Music by | Richie Buckley |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Box office | $3.8 million |
The General is a 1998 crime film written and directed by John Boorman about Dublin crime boss Martin Cahill, who undertook several daring heists in the early 1980s and attracted the attention of the Garda Síochána, Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) .The film was shot in 1997 and released in 1998. Brendan Gleeson plays Cahill, Adrian Dunbar plays his friend Noel Curley, and Jon Voight plays Inspector Ned Kenny.