Gangster No 1
103 minutes,
UK/Germany/Ireland (2000), 18
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(4.7 / 110 votes)
(4.7 / 110 votes)
Fable of London criminals switching time-frames between the present and the 60s. Both the casting of Malcolm McDowell and the film's look indicate the influence of Kubrick on debut director Paul McGuigan
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Gangster No 1: There have been far too many British gangster films in recent times. But there is always room for one that bucks the generally mediocre trend, and this is it.
McDowell is an unnamed ageing gangland boss who has just heard that his former mentor Freddie Mays (Thewlis) is being released from prison. That leads him to recall his rise as Mays' henchman in the 60s...
Read the Gangster No 1 full reviewMcDowell is an unnamed ageing gangland boss who has just heard that his former mentor Freddie Mays (Thewlis) is being released from prison. That leads him to recall his rise as Mays' henchman in the 60s...
