The Long Good Friday

IMDb 7.2 1980 • 114 min • CrimeThrillerDrama

Director

John Mackenzie

Country

GB

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Bob Hoskins
Bob Hoskins Harold Shand
Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren Victoria
Dave King
Dave King Parky
Bryan Marshall
Bryan Marshall Harris
Derek Thompson
Derek Thompson Jeff