
The Long Good Friday
1980 · Movie · R · 114 min · ★ 7.2
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.
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Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-11-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 114 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (426 votes)
Themes
- london, england
- casino
- england
- gangster
- crime boss
- car bomb
- slaughterhouse
- ira (irish republican army)
- bombing
- neo-noir
- gay theme
Awards & recognition
- BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role · 1982 · nominated
Cast & crew

Bob Hoskins
as Harold Shand

Helen Mirren
as Victoria

Dave King
as Parky

Bryan Marshall
as Harris

Derek Thompson
as Jeff

Eddie Constantine
as Charlie

Paul Freeman
as Colin

P.H. Moriarty
as Razors

Alan Ford
as Jack

Paul Barber
as Erroll
Directed by John Mackenzie