The General (1998)
| Release Date | 29 May 1998 |
| US Box Office | $1,000,000 |
| Other Names | I Once Had a Life |
| Tagline | The extraordinary true story of the rise and fall of the gangster, Martin Cahill. |
| Genre | Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | UKIreland |
| Filming Locations | Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Black and White, Color |
The General is an British-Irish crime film directed by John Boorman about Dublin crime boss Martin Cahill, who pulled off several daring heists in the early 1980s, and attracted the attention of the Gardaí, IRA, and UVF. The film was shot in 1997 and released in 1998. Brendan Gleeson plays Cahill, Adrian Dunbar plays his close friend Noel Curley, and Jon Voight plays Inspector Ned Kenny.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Eanna MacLiam
Jimmy
Tom Murphy
Willie Byrne
Tommy O'Neill
Paddy
John O'Toole
Shea
Ciarán Fitzgerald
Tommy
Ned Dennehy
Gay
Vinny Murphy
Harry
Roxanna Williams
Orla
Pat Laffan
Police Sgt. Patrick Higgins
Eamonn Owens
Young Martin Cahill
Colleen O'Neill
Patricia
Maebh Gorby
Sylvie
Frank Melia
Lawless
Ronan Wilmot
James Donovan
Lynn Cahill
Arcade Woman
Stephen Brennan
Arthur Ryan
Don Wycherley
Henry Mackie
Kevin Flood
Judge
Pat Kinevane
Desk Guard
Patrick Condren
IRA Man 2
Darren Miley
Young Anthony
Mark Quigley
Young Paddy
Frank Laverty
Garda 1
Kieran Hurley
Garda 2
Cathy White
Guide
Anne Kent
Mrs. Cahill
Donncha Crowley
1962 Priest
Aoife Moriarty
Young Frances
Clive Geraghty
Commissioner
Neilí Conroy
Maeve
John Cronin
Aiden
Des Cave
HC Chairman
Brendan Conroy
Corporation Official
Brian McGrath
Doctor
Pat Leavy
Mrs. Duggan
Niamh Lineham
Reporter
Jason Byrne
Reporter 2
Owen O'Neill
Revenue Man 1
David Carey
Revenue Man 2
Ann Doyle
TV Newsreader
Emma McIvor
Woman Worker
Darragh Kelly
Young Detective
Anthony Fox
Garda 3
Gavin Kelty
Young Hood 1
Darren Healy
Young Hood 2
Jeffrey O'Toole
Young Hood 3
Mark Dunne
Young Hood 4
Gerard Kearney
Young Hood 5
Tony Flynn
Security Guard
Jim Reid
Mr. Crenshaw
Liz Schwartz
Nanny
Ami Hedges
Baby
Karl Deegan
Garda 4
Mick O'Brien
Garda 5
Des O'Malley
Himself
Stewart Stafford
Football Supporter
Director
Producer
Paul Williams
novel "The General"
Kieran Corrigan
executive producer
Betsy Davis
co-executive producer
P.J. Pettiette
co-executive producer
Original Music
Richie Buckley
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Cinematographer
Seamus Deasy
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Editor
Ron Davis
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Casting Director
Jina Jay
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Production Designer
Derek Wallace
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Art Director
Jim Furlong
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Costume Designer
Maeve Paterson
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Makeup Department
Orla Carrol
head hair stylist
Lynn Johnson
assistant makeup artist
Conor McAlistair
assistant hair stylist
Maire O'Sullivan
head makeup artist
Production Manager
Jo Homewood
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kevan Barker
first assistant director
Paul Barnes
second assistant director
Paddy McCarney
third assistant director
Art Department
Audrey Corr
assistant prop buyer
Noel Coughlan
stand-by painter
Alan Dunne
stand-by props
Paul Hedges
prop master
Shirley Henderson
set dresser
Paul Keogh
stand-by carpenter
Eoin Lewis
dressing props
Tony Nicholson Jr.
dressing props
Irene O'Brien
assistant art director
Dave Wallace
stand-by prop
Dave Whelan
construction supervisor
Sound Department
Pat Brennan
assistant dubbing editor
Ed Colyer
foley mixer
Michelle Cunniffe
sound re-recordist
Brendan Deasy
sound recordist
John Fitzgerald
sound re-recording mixer
Paddy Gibbons
dubbing editor
Joe Gilmore
dubbing editor
Pauline Griffiths
foley artist
Pat Hayes
adr recordist
Jenny Lee Wright
foley artist
Anthony Litton
assistant sound editor
Teddy Mason
foley editor
Eddie Quinn
boom operator
Doug E. Turner
sound re-recording mixer
Visual Effects
Craig Chandler
digital compositor
Stunts
Anthony Condren
stunt performer
Brendan Condren
stunts
Joe Condren
stunts
Dominick Hewitt
stunt coordinator
Eamon A. Kelly
stunts
Donal O'Farrell
stunts
Philippe Zone
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Seamus Corcoran
additional camera operator
Sean Creagh Jr.
electrician
Noel Cullen
gaffer
Cedric Culliton
camera operator: video camera
Seamus Deasy
camera operator
Shane Deasy
focus puller
Kieran Dempsey
best boy
Richie Egan
trainee grip
Graeme Haughton
electrician
John Murphy
key grip
Patrick Redmond
still photographer
Kevin Scott
generator operator
Roger Tooley
Steadicam operator
Alf Tramontin
Steadicam operator
Simon Walsh
clapper loader
Casting Department
Shaheen Baig
casting assistant
Chloe Emmerson
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Margaret Crosse
wardrobe mistress
Susan O'Connor Cave
wardrobe assistant
Fiona Whelan
wardrobe assistant
Editorial Department
Simon Davis
assistant editor
James Finlan
assistant editor
Bob Robinson
assistant editor
Jason Wheeler
negative cutter
Music Department
Brian Masterson
music supervisor
Richard McCullough
assistant music engineer
Other Crew
Dermot Cleary
location assistant
Con Cremins
production accountant
Mairtin De Barra
location trainee
Sonya Gildea
assistant: John Boorman
Pauline Hume
title designer
John McKenna
chief armorer
Carol Moorhead
production coordinator
Poll Moussoulides
dialogue coach
Joe Murdiff
location assistant
Laerke Sigfred Pedersen
script supervisor
Rachel Smith
production secretary
Siobhan Sweeney
accounting assistant
Clodagh Tierney
assistant location manager
Mickey Walsh
location manager
Robert Wilkinson
location scout
Production Company
J & M
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Merlin Films
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Distributor
Filmark
Filmax International
Filmes Lusomundo
Silvio Sardi Communications
Sony Pictures Classics
Warner Bros.
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Special Effects
Team FX
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Miscellaneous
Ardmore Sound
sound post-production
Sapex Scripts
post-production script services
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