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The General
“The extraordinary true story of the rise and fall of the gangster, Martin Cahill.”
67%
Movie
2h 4m
AI Analysis
The General (1998) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The General (1998) — a movie tagged as Crime and Drama with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~124 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The General 67% (128 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
67%
from 128 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1998-05-01
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- TMDB rating
- 6.7
- TMDB ID
- 16885
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What is The General about?
The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The General?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The General?
The official runtime for The General is approximately 124 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Brendan Gleeson
Martin Cahill
Adrian Dunbar
Noel Curley
Sean McGinley
Gary
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Frances
Angeline Ball
Tina
Jon Voight
Inspector Ned Kenny
Eanna MacLiam
Jimmy
Tom Murphy
Willie Byrne
John Cronin
Aiden
Paul Hickey
Anthony
Ciarán Fitzgerald
Tommy
Ned Dennehy
Gay
Pat Laffan
Sgt. Patrick Higgins
Eamonn Owens
Young Martin Cahill
- R
Ronan Wilmot
James Donovan
David Wilmot
Assassin
Stephen Brennan
Arthur Ryan
Brendan Coyle
UVF Leader
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