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- 1982
- R
- Embassy Pictures
- 1 h 54 m
- 1982
- R
- Embassy Pictures
- 1 h 54 m
Summary An up-and-coming gangster is tested by the insurgence of an unknown, very powerful threat.
Directed By: John Mackenzie
Written By: Barrie Keeffe
- 1982
- R
- Embassy Pictures
- 1 h 54 m
- 1982
- R
- Embassy Pictures
- 1 h 54 m
The Long Good Friday
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Summary An up-and-coming gangster is tested by the insurgence of an unknown, very powerful threat.
Directed By: John Mackenzie
Written By: Barrie Keeffe
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Universal Acclaim
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
82
100% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
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0% Negative
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As a collage of glossy gangster conventions and one-liners, The Long Good Friday explodes with energy, but it’s the political and social tensions that make Mackenzie’s film a lasting vision of British tragedy.
The terrific close-up showing Harold's look of appalled realisation – and resignation – is unforgettable.
In many respects a conventional thriller set in London's underworld, The Long Good Friday is much more densely plotted and intelligently scripted than most such yarns.
Hoskins’ bullish, black-comic Napoleonism makes this movie: pugnacious, sentimental, a cockney Cagney.
Bob Hoskins gives a growly, charismatic performance as the kingpin brought low by phantom forces over the course of an Easter weekend, and there’s a political theme that asserts itself with nicely rising force.
Hoskins is admirably twitchy as the crime-boss in the midst of having his henchmen culled, and being unable to work out who is behind it. [06 Mar 2000, p.21]
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Production Company
Black Lion Films,
Calendar Productions,
HandMade Films
Release Date Apr 2, 1982
Duration 1 h 54 m
Rating R
Tagline Who lit the fuse that tore Harold's world apart?
Website
http://www.handmadefilms.film/
Awards
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Evening Standard British Film Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
BAFTA Awards
• 1 Nomination
