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Summary An up-and-coming gangster is tested by the insurgence of an unknown, very powerful threat.

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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]

By Roger Clarke

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A really fun intriguing gangster movie that tries to make you feel empathetic for some real ****. The movie has a really good pace. It never really gets stale. They keep having interesting dialogue and they are just so interesting to look at and be intrigued by it was truly a fun movie to watch with a friend. The movie almost Feels Like An Icarus story about a man flying too hot into the sun and the camera work looked really good. They had a lot of camera angles ready. Just move the camera and one long take it was really good to watch and had some interesting Gore.

Production Company Black Lion Films, Calendar Productions, HandMade Films

Release Date Apr 2, 1982

Duration 1 h 54 m

Rating TV-14

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

Edgar Allan Poe Awards

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Evening Standard British Film Awards

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination