A história da vida real do herói popular de Dublin, o criminoso Martin Cahill, que realizou dois ousados assaltos na Irlanda com sua equipe, mas atraiu a atenção indesejada da polícia, do IR... Ler tudoA história da vida real do herói popular de Dublin, o criminoso Martin Cahill, que realizou dois ousados assaltos na Irlanda com sua equipe, mas atraiu a atenção indesejada da polícia, do IRA, do UVF e de membros de sua própria equipe.A história da vida real do herói popular de Dublin, o criminoso Martin Cahill, que realizou dois ousados assaltos na Irlanda com sua equipe, mas atraiu a atenção indesejada da polícia, do IRA, do UVF e de membros de sua própria equipe.
- Direção
- Roteiristas
- Artistas
- Prêmios
- 10 vitórias e 14 indicações no total
- Harry
- (as Vinnie Murphy)
- Orla
- (as Roxanna Williams)
- Direção
- Roteiristas
- Elenco e equipe completos
- Produção, bilheteria e muito mais no IMDbPro
Avaliações em destaque
Do not watch the colour version! For some reason this version has different dialogue (and possibly editing) particularly with regards to swearing - freaking replaces f**king etc. I don't know why this is so but maybe the movie was watered down to get some lesser rating. Whatever the reason, watch the black and white version and see the movie as it was meant to be seen.
Not your typical A-List Hollywood crime melodrama, this movie is not for everyone, especially those looking for the typical Vin Diesel or Al Pacino crime flick. This is more like the Sopranos in the Irish slums. And, I recommend it highly for a Saturday night rental; just be forewarned that it is quite brutal and intense at times.
There's a very rich quality to this film. What we see on screen merely scrapes the surface of a full history that is eluded to but not entirely exposed explicitly, which is what I think works best to keep interests up. Just brilliant film work in every regard makes this story come to life. Crime, ethics, political standpoints and complex relationships.
Martin Cahill, the film's central character, is the anti-hero thief, something of a modern day Robin Hood but much more visceral. I understand that John Boorman was allegedly one of Cahill's break-in victims. From what we see in the film, he remains constant to his own beliefs and principles, even if that means breaking the law at every turn. His schemes and plots to outwit the cops are so simple and effective you can't help but like him. He's very clever despite a lack of education, and he doesn't shift to the world around him as much as it shifts for him. His biggest weakness appears to be cream filled pastries. Even if he's been beaten, he won't allow his adversaries the pleasure of seeing him suffer in any way.
I don't know how faithful the film is to the truth, history or the spirit of Cahill's actions. But one thing I do know is that the superb craftsmanship of this film should propel it on to everyone's must see list, but that's not too likely to be. At least for North American audiences this film has many things going against it. It's in black and white. The Irish accents are thick and difficult to understand at times. It doesn't seem to have the sort of advertising campaign that it deserves. And worst of all, it appears to have unanimous critical acclaim. Often great films aren't hits, they don't strike a chord with the masses, but in my book, that's fine. You can only tell the quality of a great film in comparison to one that's inferior. Personal taste aside, this film is simply done extremely well.
Você sabia?
- CuriosidadesThe house of writer and director Sir John Boorman was robbed by the real-life Martin Cahill. Among other things, he stole a gold record that Boorman had on the wall (an award for the "Dueling Banjos" theme from Amargo Pesadelo (1972)), which inspired Boorman to include that scene in the movie.
- Erros de gravaçãoSet in 1984, the background of the anti-drug march features a car with a license plate beginning with "96," indicating 1996.
- Citações
Garda: Hey Cahill! Which sister did you screw last night? Both?
Martin Cahill: Yours.
- Versões alternativasHome video version is colorized.
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Detalhes
- Data de lançamento
- Países de origem
- Central de atendimento oficial
- Idioma
- Também conhecido como
- The General
- Locações de filme
- Empresas de produção
- Consulte mais créditos da empresa na IMDbPro
Bilheteria
- Faturamento bruto nos EUA e Canadá
- US$ 1.214.198
- Fim de semana de estreia nos EUA e Canadá
- US$ 26.771
- 20 de dez. de 1998
- Faturamento bruto mundial
- US$ 1.214.198
- Tempo de duração2 horas 4 minutos
- Cor
- Mixagem de som
- Proporção
- 2.39 : 1