The Long Good Friday

[1980, Movie, R, 105 mins]

The Long Good Friday: Review

A smooth, efficient film about some pretty rough characters that fully deserves its status as a modern-day crime classic. Bob Hoskins stars as a London gangster who learns that an unknown rival gang is killing off his henchmen. He fears less for his safety and more for his honor, however, and seeks to find the culprit behind the murder of his men. With Helen Mirren and Eddie Constantine. Read the complete review for The Long Good Friday

The Long Good Friday: Cast & Details

Year: 1980
Rated R

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Cast
Bob Hoskins: Harold Shand
Helen Mirren: Victoria
Eddie Constantine: Charlie
Dave King: Parky
Bryan Marshall: Harris
George Coulouris: Gus

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Helen Mirren: From Gun Moll to The Queen | Ask FlickChick | 1/18/2007
Send your movie questions to FlickChick.In honor of the marvelous Helen Mirren, who walked away from the Golden Globes with a pair of richly deserved awards for The Queen and the television miniseries Elizabeth I, this week's film is John Mackenzie's U.K. gangster picture The Long Good Friday (1980).I vividly remember seeing The Long Good Friday when it opened briefly and with little fanfare in New York in 1982: I went into the theater with no expectations and came out feeling as though I'd been kicked between the eyes — which I mean in the best possible way. And I came out in awe of Helen Mirren, whom I later realized I'd already seen in the notoriously hard-core historical spectacle Caligula (1979), which probably represents the last time Bob Guccione and Gore Vidal's names appeared in the same sentence. But I digress: Caligula is a story for another day. Cockney villain Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins) dreams big, and his dreams are on the verge of coming true: Guided by his... read more

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