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The Long Good Friday is a 1980 British gangster film directed by John Mackenzie from a screenplay by Barrie Keeffe, starring Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. Set in London, the storyline weaves together events and concerns of the late 1970s, including mid-level political and police corruption, and IRA fund-raising.
Apr 2, 1982 · A gangster (Bob Hoskins) faces a mysterious threat to his business in London in 1980. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this BAFTA-nominated film.
- (26K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- John Mackenzie
- 1982-04-02
Bob Hoskins commands a deviously sinister performance in The Long Good Friday-- a gangster flick with ferocious intelligence, tight plotting and razor-edged thrills. Read Critics Reviews
- (31)
- John Mackenzie
- R
- Bob Hoskins
Mar 26, 2024 · Spotting the development potential of London's derelict Docklands area years before the Thatcher government, he tries to broker a deal with his American counterpart (Eddie Constantine) that will ...
- 2 min
- 8.9K
- Arrow Video
A masterful and very tough piece of filmmaking about Harold Shand, a London gangster who faces a mysterious enemy during a crucial deal. Bob Hoskins delivers a powerful performance as the complex and contradictory character, while the film uses music, humor and close-ups to create a gripping atmosphere.
A classic British gangster film starring Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren as a London crime couple. Watch the trailer, read the synopsis, and buy or rent the DVD or digital version from Criterion.
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Mobster Harold Shand (Hoskins) is the all powerful boss of the London underworld, who beneath a gentrified veneer is all snarl and menace. On one fateful Good Friday, the day Harold is to close a crucial deal with an American organised crime group, Shand finds his empire suddenly under attack.
