Gangster No. 1 poster

Gangster No. 1( 2000)

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Overview

An old gangster is advised that Freddie Mays would leave jail after thirty years in prison. His mood changes and he recalls when he was a young punk and who joined Freddie's gang—a man he both envied and ultimately betrayed.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Paul Bettany

      Younger Gangster

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      Malcolm McDowell

      Gangster 55

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      David Thewlis

      Freddie Mays

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      Jamie Foreman

      Lenny Taylor

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      Saffron Burrows

      Karen

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      Kenneth Cranham

      Tommy

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      Eddie Marsan

      Eddie Miller

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      Andrew Lincoln

      Maxie King

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      Doug Allen

      Mad John

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      Razaaq Adoti

      Roland

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      Johnny Harris

      Derek

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      Cavan Clerkin

      Billy

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      Anton Valensi

      Trevor

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      Jack Pierce

      Jack the Lad

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      Lorraine Stanley

      Attacker's Friend

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      David Kennedy

      Fat Charlie

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      Emma Griffiths Malin

      Julie

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      João Costa Menezes

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Jun 07 2015
    Look into my eyes! Gangster No. 1 is directed by Paul McGuigan and written by Johnny Ferguson, Louis Mellis and David Scinto. It stars David Thewlis, Paul Bettany, Malcolm McDowell, Saffron Burrows, Kenneth Cranham, Jamie Foreman and Eddie Marsan. Music is by John Dankworth and cinematography by Peter Sova. Gangster 55 (McDowell/Bettany as the younger version) looks back on his brutal life, on how he became a gangster... The British gangster genre of film was gathering apace in 2000. Guy Ritchie's Snatch would wow critics later in the year, while Ben Kingsley's ferocious turn in Se...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    30915.00

    Keywords

    • prison
    • casino
    • forgiveness
    • gangster
    • repayment
    • machete
    • rise and fall
    • sociopath
    • revenge
    • extortion
    • sledgehammer
    • stabbed to death