The Long Good Friday
1980
Movie Information
Overview
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.
Release Date
November 1, 1980
Director
John Mackenzie
Runtime
1h 54m
Cast
Bob HoskinsHelen MirrenDave KingBryan MarshallDerek ThompsonEddie ConstantinePaul FreemanP.H. MoriartyAlan FordPaul Barber
Production
Calendar ProductionsHandmade FilmsBlack Lion Films
Genres
CrimeThrillerDrama