- HD 1080
- Runtime: 124m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: Ireland, United Kingdom
- Director: John Boorman
- Stars: Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Angeline Ball
- keywords: robbery, gangster, based on true story, ira (irish republican army), ireland, police reporter
- Production_studio: Merlin Films, J & M, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
- Slogan: The extraordinary true story of the rise and fall of the gangster, Martin Cahill.
- The The General is featured in the top rankings of 1998
- #94 in Top Drama Movies of 1998
- #28 in Top Crime Movies of 1998
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.
