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Feature film — 1980

The Long Good Friday (1980)

7.21h 54mCrime — Thriller — Drama

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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A high-signal pick with 461 votes.

Calendar Productions / Handmade Films / Black Lion Films

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Director: John Mackenzie

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Cast & crew

Bob Hoskins as Harold Shand

Bob Hoskins

Harold Shand

Helen Mirren as Victoria

Helen Mirren

Victoria

Dave King as Parky

Dave King

Parky

Bryan Marshall as Harris

Bryan Marshall

Harris

Derek Thompson as Jeff

Derek Thompson

Jeff

Eddie Constantine as Charlie

Eddie Constantine

Charlie

Paul Freeman as Colin

Paul Freeman

Colin

P.H. Moriarty as Razors

P.H. Moriarty

Razors

Alan Ford as Jack

Alan Ford

Jack

Paul Barber as Erroll

Paul Barber

Erroll

Karl Howman as David

Karl Howman

David

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Nick Stringer

Billy

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