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The Long Good Friday

John Mackenzie

United Kingdom

1979

114 minutes

Color

1.77:1

English

26

Synopsis

Bob Hoskins, in his breakthrough film role, stars as a London racketeer fast losing control of his gangland empire; Helen Mirren shines as his classy moll. John Mackenzie’s stylish thriller is a marriage of gangster flicks from both sides of the Atlantic. Criterion presents The Long Good Friday in an exclusive widescreen transfer.

Cast

HaroldBob Hoskins
VictoriaHelen Mirren
ParkyDave King
HarrisBryan Marshall
JeffDerek Thompson
CharlieEddie Constantine
1st IrishmanPierce Brosnan

Credits

DirectorJohn Mackenzie
ProducerBarry Hanson
ScreenplayBarrie Keefe
CinematographyPhil Meheux
EditingMike Taylor
Associate producerChris Griffin
Art directorVic Symonds
MusicFrancis Monkman

Disc Features

  • The original British and American theatrical trailers

From the Current

The Long Good Friday

by Michael Sragow Nov 23, 1998

Harold Shand, the London crime boss at the center of The Long Good Friday, is more than an antihero. He’s the Antichrist, uniting bourgeoisie and barbarians in a simultaneous Pax and Pox Brittanica. With the “legitimate” help of cops and city councilors, Shand controls...

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