The General (1998) Cast & Crew

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Directed by John Boorman.

Cast

Brendan Gleeson as Martin Cahill
Adrian Dunbar as Noel Curley
Sean McGinley as Gary
Maria Doyle Kennedy as Frances
Angeline Ball as Tina
Jon Voight as Inspector Ned Kenny
Eanna MacLiam as Jimmy
Tom Murphy as Willie Byrne
John Cronin as Aiden
Paul Hickey as Anthony
Ciarán Fitzgerald as Tommy
Ned Dennehy as Gay
Pat Laffan as Sgt. Patrick Higgins
Eamonn Owens as Young Martin Cahill
Ronan Wilmot as James Donovan
David Wilmot as Assassin
Stephen Brennan as Arthur Ryan
Brendan Coyle as UVF Leader
Jim Sheridan as CPAD Leader
Vinny Murphy as Harry
Pat Laffan as Police Sergeant Patrick Higgins
Colleen O'Neill as Patricia
Maebh Gorby as Sylvie
Frank Melia as Lawless
Lynn Cahill as Arcade Woman
Don Wycherley as Henry Mackie, Cahill's Defence
Pat Kinevane as Desk Guard
Barry McGovern as IRA Man 1
Patrick Condren as IRA Man 2
Darren Miley as Young Anthony
Mark Quigley as Young Paddy
Frank Laverty as Garda 1
Kieran Hurley as Garda 2
Cathy White as Tour Guide
Anne Kent as Mrs Cahill
Donncha Crowley as 1962 Priest
Aoife Moriarty as Young Frances
Clive Geraghty as Commissioner
Neilí Conroy as Maeve
Peter-Hugo Daly as Beavis, Fence

Crew

John Boorman — Director
John Boorman — Producer
Seamus Deasy — Director of Photography
Richie Buckley — Original Music Composer
John Boorman — Writer

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