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Writer:
Barrie Keeffe (writer)
Release Date:
2 April 1982 (USA)
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Tagline:
Who lit the fuse that tore Harold's world apart?
Plot:
Harold, a prosperous English gangster, is about to close a lucrative new deal when bombs start showing up in very inconvenient places...
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award.
Another 2 wins
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(9 articles)
Afm Debuts First Photos and Synopses from 6 Upcoming Movies Including Manolete, Mona Lisa, Small Town Saturday Night and The Long Good Friday
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Modest British gangster pic with star performance
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Paul Freeman | ... | Colin |
| Leo Dolan | ... | Phil |
 | Kevin McNally | ... | Irish Youth |
| Patti Love | ... | Carol Benson |
| P.H. Moriarty | ... | Razors |
| Derek Thompson | ... | Jeff |
| Bryan Marshall | ... | Harris |
 | Bob Hoskins | ... | Harold Shand |
 | Helen Mirren | ... | Victoria |
| Ruby Head | ... | Harold's Mother |
| Charles Cork | ... | Eric |
| Olivier Pierre | ... | Chef |
 | Pierce Brosnan | ... | 1st Irishman |
| Daragh O'Malley | ... | 2nd Irishman |
| Dave King | ... | Parky |
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Runtime:
114 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Finland:K-16 (cut) (1981) (theatrical release) |
Finland:K-16 (cut) (1989) (VHS) |
Australia:R |
France:-12 |
Norway:16 (1981) |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 (video rating) (1987) |
UK:X (original rating) |
USA:R |
West Germany:18
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The film was produced by George Harrison's Handmade Films Ltd. After he saw the finished product, he said that he'd never have approved such a violent film.
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Continuity: Blood on Harold's shirt after his final "altercation" with Jeff. In the cabin the blood only comes to 2 or 3 buttons down from the top, when he leaves the boat it's up to his top button.
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Featured in "Coogan's Run: Thursday Night Fever (#1.4)" (1995)
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A London gangster boss takes a short break abroad and returns to find someone has it in for him.
The film that took Bob Hoskins from minor British actor to Hollywood and the rest of the cast back to mainstream British television. Helen Mirren proves she is one of the few actresses that can play tough and sexy at the same time.
This modest budget film is quite clever. It wears the clothes of a gangster film but is actually a violent whodunit. The setting of London gives it novelty and like all British pictures it has an array of small parts played with gusto by local actors.
The film seems to borrow from real events (at one time the Mafia did want to bring gambling junkets over to London) but is mostly a work of fiction. Also curious is that it seems to give the impression that police corruption is rife which is not true of the late 70's. But this at least helps us understand Hoskins power.
This is not to be missed if you are a fan of gangster films and want a change of scenery. Hoskins performance alone is worth the price of admission and look out for Pierce Brosnan at the end in a non-speaking role.