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The Long Good Friday

1980 • 1h54m Crime, Thriller, Drama

Rating

7.1/10

Popularity

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.

Details

Director

John Mackenzie

Screenplay

Barrie Keeffe

Cast

Bob Hoskins

Helen Mirren

Dave King

Release date

11/1/1980

Status

Released

Origin country

GB

Vote count

402