The Long Good Friday

1980 · TMDB 7.2

Directed by John Mackenzie

In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future Olympic Games. However, a series of bombings targets his empire on the very weekend the Americans are in town. Shand is convinced there is a traitor in his organization, and sets out to eliminate the rat in typically ruthless fashion.

Bob Hoskins Helen Mirren Dave King Bryan Marshall Derek Thompson Eddie Constantine Paul Freeman P.H. Moriarty Alan Ford Paul Barber Karl Howman Nick Stringer

Director · John Mackenzie Producer · Barry Hanson Writer · Barrie Keeffe Cinematography · Phil Meheux Composer · Francis Monkman Editor · Mike Taylor

Runtime: 114 min
Released: 1980-11-01
Studio: Calendar Productions
Country: United Kingdom
Language: French
TMDB score: 7.2

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Tim Laws

2023-12-11

The Mafia? I've shit em! Great film and a masterclass in facial expression acting from Hoskins at the end