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01/11/1980 Crime, Thriller, Drama 1h 54m
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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.

  1. John Mackenzie

    Director

  2. Barrie Keeffe

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Bob Hoskins

    Harold Shand

  2. Helen Mirren

    Victoria

  3. Dave King

    Parky

  4. Bryan Marshall

    Harris

  5. Derek Thompson

    Jeff

  6. Eddie Constantine

    Charlie

  7. Paul Freeman

    Colin

  8. P.H. Moriarty

    Razors

  9. Alan Ford

    Jack

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2019-05-23
It's not about safety, it's about honour.

It's the early 1980s, it's Good Friday, and Harold Shand is waiting to entertain some powerful American muscle. He hopes to get them to help fund his dockside development, but someone is murdering his men, and although Harold has a good idea who is responsible, he isn't quite prepared for the events that follow.

Plot wise, The Long Good Friday is a lesson in under taxing the audience, simplicity in structure and forgoing thunder in the name of telling a solid story. The Long Good Friday is a British gangster picture that owes more to the Paul M...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,000,000.00

Revenue
$500,000.00

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