The General
1998 · 124 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 9,455 VOTES · DIR. John Boorman
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,339 lines
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00:01:05 Martin!
00:06:10 I'll drag them through the courts.
00:10:08 You dumped us here when it suited you.
00:15:40 - Hello. How are you? - Can I get a banker's draft here?
00:20:49 - Just do it! - All right.
00:24:42 No way. I'm not gonna let them put me away again.
00:29:22 - Take it off. - Come on, Martin.
00:33:22 See, I've been doir a bit of reading tonight.
00:39:43 Now.
00:45:50 We thought it was a bit fancy when we seen it goir up...
00:50:37 so it doesn't come back to haunt me.
00:55:43 That's settled, then.
01:00:30 You know who the real pushers are. Why don't you go after them...
01:04:35 You see anything out there?
01:10:08 They can go on the dole, like I have to.
01:13:58 - We're nearly out. - Bollix.
01:18:16 Let's go. You all right?
01:22:45 All right, Johno?
01:26:51 I've lost me appetite for crime.
01:32:33 Is that it?
01:37:25 To the right is the home of...
01:41:03 Those three UVF fellas, we'll make them a deal to testify against you.
01:45:11 Here he comes.
01:50:36 - They put that out to protect Noel. - Noel wouldn't.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,339
Dialogue density10.8 lines / min
First line00:01:05
Final line01:50:36
Production Record
DirectorJohn Boorman
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$1,214,198
IMDb votes9,455