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Feature film — 2021

Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins (2021)

5.71h 47mCrime — Drama — Action

Soldier Tony Tucker returns from the Falklands War; a bitter and angry man, he soon makes a name for himself in the Essex underworld with his security business and drug dealing, after entering a partnership with gangster Bernard O'Mahoney, his life spirals out of control in a cycle of drugs and violence. Things get even worse when he meets notorious hard man Pat Tate and local drug dealer Craig Rolfe, culminating in the Rettendon Range Rover murders of 1995.

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A high-signal pick with 44 votes.

Empire Pictures / Haymarket Films / Platinum Pictures / Carnaby International / Signature Films

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Director: Nick Nevern

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Cast & crew

Terry Stone as Tony Tucker

Terry Stone

Tony Tucker

Vinnie Jones as Bernard O'Mahoney

Vinnie Jones

Bernard O'Mahoney

Roland Manookian as Craig Rolfe

Roland Manookian

Craig Rolfe

George Russo as Joey Waller

George Russo

Joey Waller

Craig Fairbrass as Pat Tate

Craig Fairbrass

Pat Tate

Keith Allen as Dave Simms

Keith Allen

Dave Simms

P.H. Moriarty as Ian Jarvis

P.H. Moriarty

Ian Jarvis

Billy Murray as Mickey Steele

Billy Murray

Mickey Steele

Michelle Collins as Mandy Williams

Michelle Collins

Mandy Williams

Bronson Webb as Kevin Whitaker

Bronson Webb

Kevin Whitaker

Katie Jarvis as Donna

Katie Jarvis

Donna

Emma Butt as

Emma Butt