The Long Good Friday

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The Long Good Friday is a 1980 British gangster film, widely acclaimed for its gritty portrayal of London’s criminal underworld and for Bob Hoskins’ breakthrough performance as a ruthless crime boss.

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instanceOf British film
film
gangster film
aspectOf British cinema of the 1980s
basedOn original screenplay by Barrie Keeffe
character Colin
Harold Shand
Jeff
Victoria
cinematographyBy Phil Méheux
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception widely acclaimed
director John Mackenzie
distributedBy HandMade Films
editedBy Mike Taylor
filmingLocation London, England
surface form: London
genre crime film
gangster film
thriller film
hasTheme organized crime
political violence in the UK
urban redevelopment
leadActor Bob Hoskins
leadActress Helen Mirren
medium feature film
musicBy Francis Monkman
notableFor Bob Hoskins’ breakthrough performance
gritty portrayal of London’s criminal underworld
originalLanguage English
plotFocus London crime boss facing mysterious attacks on his empire
producer Barry Hanson
productionCompany Black Lion Films
releaseDate 1980-11-01
releaseYear 1980
runtimeMinutes 114
screenplayBy Barrie Keeffe
setInLocation London, England
surface form: London
setInPeriod late 1970s
starring Bob Hoskins
Brian Marshall
Dave King
Derek Thompson
Eddie Constantine
Helen Mirren
P.H. Moriarty
surface form: P. H. Moriarty

Paul Freeman
Pierce Brosnan
writer Barrie Keeffe

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Bob Hoskins notableWork The Long Good Friday
George Coulouris notableWork The Long Good Friday
Frank Tidy workedOn The Long Good Friday
this entity surface form: The Long Good Friday (additional photography)
Hoskins notableWork The Long Good Friday
subject surface form: Bob Hoskins
Harold Shand in The Long Good Friday appearsIn The Long Good Friday
subject surface form: Harold Shand
Harold Shand in The Long Good Friday firstAppearance The Long Good Friday
subject surface form: Harold Shand
this entity surface form: The Long Good Friday (1980 film)
Paul Freeman notableWork The Long Good Friday
Paul Freeman appearsIn The Long Good Friday
HandMade Films notableWork The Long Good Friday
Dexter Fletcher actedIn The Long Good Friday
Robert William Hoskins notableWork The Long Good Friday
Christopher Fairbank notableWork The Long Good Friday