
Overview:
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.Status: | Released (1980-11-01) |
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Awards: | Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 2 nominations total |
Screen: | Barrie Keeffe |
Productions: | Calendar Productions, Handmade Films, Black Lion Films |
Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
Spoken Languages: | Français, English |

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Casts
- 382: Bob Hoskins - Harold Shand
- 15735: Helen Mirren - Victoria
- 74043: Dave King - Parky
- 76184: Bryan Marshall - Harris
- 3426: Derek Thompson - Jeff
- 19794: Eddie Constantine - Charlie
- 652: Paul Freeman - Colin
Crews
- 40007: John Mackenzie - Director - Directing
- 145046: Barrie Keeffe - Writer - Writing
- 126923: Tudor George - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 75802: Colin Jamison - Hairstylist - Costume & Make-Up
- 1330547: Vic Symonds - Art Direction - Art
- 65308: Mike Taylor - Editor - Editing
- 20775: Simone Reynolds - Casting - Production
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
It's not about safety, it's about honour. It's the early 1980s, it's Good Friday, and Harold Shand is waiting to entertain some powerful American muscle. He hopes to get them to help fund his dockside development, but someone is murdering his men, and although Harold has a good ....
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"Harold" (Bob Hoskins) has spent the last ten years building up a business of the back off criminal enterprises and is about to try to go straight with an hude dockside development he hopes to sell on to some Americans. They've arrived in London and he is all set to wine and dine the ....
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