Stars: Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Dave King, Bryan Marshall, Eddie Constantine, Paul Freeman, Derek Thompson, Derek Thompson

Director: John Mackenzie

Summary: John Mackenzie's rabidly engaging, complex gangster film concerns a dominant English racketeer, Harold (Bob Hoskins), who is about to change his image and go straight. While negotiating a deal with an American organised crime organisation to develop the barren Docklands section of London, his associates begin to turn up dead, and the tough businessman realizes that getting out will be more difficult than he had anticipated. This extremely tight thriller made Hoskins a star.

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Reviewed by: davybozal24-7
Posted on April 2, 2006 11:29 AM

This must be one of the best British gangster films of all time and surely the most under - rated film of 1981 .
In the savage and deadly world of the gangland king , the man at the top is ruler , but only as long as he controls everything in his territory . For that man , the rewards can be infinite , but so are the dangers . Harold Shand ( Bob Hoskins ) is enjoying the height of his powers , and he is on the verge of something which would make even his current ' arrangements ' small fry .
Climaxing in one long bloody day of Violence .

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Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Commentary With Director John Mackenzie, Interview With Director John Mackenzie And Actor Bob Hoskins, Biographies, Film Notes
Year:	1979
Release Date:	June 10, 2002
Runtime:	109 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	A B D 4010
Keywords:	Long, Friday, General, Good, Drama
Genre:	Drama