The Long Good Friday
1980 · Movie · 1h 54m · R
CrimeThrillerDrama
"Who lit the fuse that tore Harold's world apart?"
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
Metacritic
82/100
Key crew
- John MackenzieDirector
- Barrie KeeffeWriter
- Francis MonkmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bob HoskinsHarold Shand
- Helen MirrenVictoria
- Dave KingParky
- Bryan MarshallHarris
- Derek ThompsonJeff
- Eddie ConstantineCharlie
- Paul FreemanColin
- P.H. MoriartyRazors
- Alan FordJack
- Paul BarberErroll
- Karl HowmanDavid
- Nick StringerBilly
Stills
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Themes
london, englandcasinoenglandgangstercrime bosscar bombslaughterhouseira (irish republican army)bombingneo-noirgay theme