Directed by:
John BoormanScreenplay:
John BoormanCinematography:
Seamus DeasyComposer:
Richie BuckleyCast:
Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Angeline Ball, Jon Voight, Eanna MacLiam, Tom Murphy, Vinny Murphy, David Wilmot (more)Plots(1)
Brendan Gleeson stars as Martin Cahill, the leading Irish criminal of the 1980s. A protean figure, Cahill was a man of extraordinary intelligence, obsessive secretiveness, and vicious brutality who was never stopped by the Irish police despite having pocketed more than $60 million of other people's money. He was also capable of generosity to those in need and exuded a contagious joie de vivre that made him a hero to Ireland's poor and working-class population. Born into poverty in the slums of Hollyfield, Cahill ends up in reform school after robbing a local merchant. Given his abilities, his rise in the world of crime is swift, abetted by a violent streak that has him nailing a partner to a pool table when he mistakently suspects him of talking to the cops. His creative domestic arrangements have him married to Frances (Maria Doyle Kennedy) while also begetting children with her sister, Tina (Angeline Ball). Although he enjoyed mocking every form of authority from the church and the government to the IRA, he had an unspoken bond with police inspector Ned Kenny (Jon Voight), who curses himself for allowing this latter-day Celtic chieftain to charm even a cop. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Soundtracks
The General
Label: Milan Records
Year: 1998
Format: CD
Length: 37:43
Notes: EU.
1. | The General | Richie Buckley | 01:18 |
2. | Jewel Thief | Richie Buckley | 02:47 |
3. | Martin & Frances | Richie Buckley | 01:28 |
4. | Running Free | Richie Buckley | 01:16 |
5. | Martin & Frances (Variation 1) | Richie Buckley | 01:29 |
6. | Martin's Bike Blues | Richie Buckley | 01:15 |
7. | The General (Reprise 1) | Richie Buckley | 01:04 |
8. | Frances | Richie Buckley | 02:14 |
9. | The Beit Heist | Richie Buckley | 02:03 |
10. | Delirium | Richie Buckley | 02:39 |
11. | Arcade Getaway | Richie Buckley | 01:56 |
12. | The General (Reprise 2) | Richie Buckley | 00:54 |
13. | Tina | Richie Buckley | 01:05 |
14. | Jewel Thief 2 | Richie Buckley | 02:28 |
15. | 'Step Together' | Richie Buckley | 01:18 |
16. | Jewel Thief 3 | Richie Buckley | 05:06 |
17. | Martin The Artist | Richie Buckley | 01:28 |
18. | Martin, Frances & Tina | Richie Buckley | 02:12 |
19. | Delirium & The General | Richie Buckley | 03:43 |
The General
Soundtrack from the Motion Picture
Label: Milan Records
Year: 1998
Country: USA
Format: CD, digital
Length: 37:43
1. | The General | Richie Buckley | 01:18 |
2. | Jewell Thief | Richie Buckley | 02:47 |
3. | Martin & Frances | Richie Buckley | 01:28 |
4. | Running Free | Richie Buckley | 01:16 |
5. | Martin & Frances - Variation I | Richie Buckley | 01:29 |
6. | Martin's Bike Blues | Richie Buckley | 01:15 |
7. | The General - Reprise I | Richie Buckley | 01:04 |
8. | Frances | Richie Buckley | 02:14 |
9. | The Beit Heist | Richie Buckley | 02:03 |
10. | Delerium | Richie Buckley | 02:39 |
11. | Arcade Getaway | Richie Buckley | 01:56 |
12. | The General - Reprise II | Richie Buckley | 00:54 |
13. | Tina | Richie Buckley | 01:05 |
14. | Jewel Thief II | Richie Buckley | 02:28 |
15. | 'Step Together' | Richie Buckley | 01:18 |
16. | Jewel Thief III | Richie Buckley | 05:06 |
17. | Martin The Artist | Richie Buckley | 01:28 |
18. | Martin, Frances & Tina | Richie Buckley | 02:12 |
19. | Delerium & The General | Richie Buckley | 03:43 |