The General
Movie · Drama · Biography

Family man. Psychopath. Folk hero. Gangster. Martin Cahill was all this and more. For twenty years he captured the imagination of the public while eluding capture by the police. Thumbing his nose at authority, Cahill wound up stealing over $60 million until the IRA decided to put him out of business once and for all. Starring Brendan Gleeson (Braveheart) and Oscar(r)-winner Jon Voight (Best Actor, Coming Home, 1978), "The General" is the critically acclaimed new masterpiece from legendary director John Boorman (Deliverance, Hope and Glory, Excalibur, Emerald Forest).

1998 · 2h 3m
Director John Boorman

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The General

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Family man. Psychopath. Folk hero. Gangster. Martin Cahill was all this and more. For twenty years he captured the imagination of the public while eluding capture by the police. Thumbing his nose at authority, Cahill wound up stealing over $60 million until the IRA decided to put him out of business once and for all. Starring Brendan Gleeson (Braveheart) and Oscar(r)-winner Jon Voight (Best Actor, Coming Home, 1978), "The General" is the critically acclaimed new masterpiece from legendary director John Boorman (Deliverance, Hope and Glory, Excalibur, Emerald Forest).

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Average 7.4
Reviews 47
Fresh 39
Rotten 8

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Studio
Sony Pictures
Released
1998
Run Time
2 hr 3 min
Rated
R for violence and pervasive language.
Regions of Origin
United States, Ireland, United Kingdom
© 1998 Nattore Limited. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (Ireland)
Audio

English (United States) (AD, AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC, SDH)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.