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The Long Good Friday

Who lit the fuse that tore Harold's world apart?

★ 7.2 1980 114 min R CrimeThrillerDrama

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.

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The Long Good Friday in its release era

Released in 1980, The Long Good Friday sits inside the 1980s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.

Release
1980-11-01
Rating
R
TMDB score
7.2/10
Original language
EN
Status
Released
Production
United Kingdom
Studio
Calendar Productions, Handmade Films, Black Lion Films
Topicslondon, englandcasinoenglandgangstercrime bosscar bombslaughterhouseira (irish republican army)

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