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The Long Good Friday

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The Long Good Friday

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Summary

Crime drama starring Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. East End gangster Harold Shand is trying to set up a massive property deal involving the impending redevelopment of the London Docklands area. When his plans are knocked off course by the violent intervention of an unknown rival, Harold seeks revenge.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Adrian Turner

Bob Hoskins got his big break in this hard-edged crime drama playing the East End criminal who realises his gang is being ruthlessly picked off by an unknown rival. Owing something to American gangster movies of the 1940s, and rather more to Get Carter and TV crime shows, John Mackenzie's film remains both an explosively violent thriller and a sharp evocation of the enterprise culture of the time (Hoskins's dream is to build a new city in London's Docklands with Mafia money). Helen Mirren offers seductive support, while Pierce Brosnan appears as an anonymous IRA hitman.

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7.5/10

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Cast

rolenameHarold ShandBob HoskinsVictoriaHelen MirrenCharlieEddie ConstantineParkyDave KingHarrisBryan MarshallGusGeorge CoulourisJeffDerek ThompsonMacBruce AlexanderErrolPaul BarberFirst IrishmanPierce BrosnanRazorsP H MoriartyColinPaul FreemanSecond IrishmanDaragh O'MalleyAlanBrian HallJackAlan FordDavidKarl HowmanKidDexter FletcherSherryGillian Taylforth

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rolenameDirectorJohn Mackenzie (1)

Details

Theatrical distributor

Arrow Films

Released on

2015-06-19

Languages

English | English | French

Guidance

Contains violence, swearing and nudity.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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