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The Long Good Friday
“Who lit the fuse that tore Harold's world apart?”
7.2 / 10• 1980• 1h 54m•R• English
CrimeThrillerDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Bob Hoskins
Harold Shand
Lead
Helen Mirren
Victoria
Dave King
Parky
Bryan Marshall
Harris
Derek Thompson
Jeff
Eddie Constantine
Charlie
Paul Freeman
Colin
P.H. Moriarty
Razors
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Mackenzie's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Long Good Friday is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
