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User Rating:
6.7/10   2,250 votes
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Director:
Writer:
Ronan Bennett (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
26 September 1997 (UK) more
Genre:
Tagline:
The blag to kill for. Only one of them meant it for real.
Plot:
Ray is an aging ex-socialist who has become a bankrobber after seeing the demise of socialism in 1980s Britain... more | add synopsis
Awards:
4 wins more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
The people who ruined the decade
 (From The Guardian - TV News. 11 December 2009, 5:00 PM, PST)

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User Reviews:
Didn't get the attention it deserved more (36 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Robert Carlyle ... Ray

Ray Winstone ... Dave
Steve Sweeney ... Weasel
Gerry Conlon ... Vince
Leon Black ... Robbie
David Boateng ... Lionel

Lena Headey ... Connie
Eddie Nestor ... Pearse
Steven Waddington ... Stevie
Christine Tremarco ... Sarah

Andrew Tiernan ... Chris
Sue Johnston ... Alice
Damon Albarn ... Jason
Philip Davis ... Julian
Hazel Douglas ... Linda
Arthur Whybrow ... Bill
Kevin T. Walsh ... John (as Kevin Walsh)
Peter Vaughan ... Sonny
Elaine Lordan ... Sally
Paul Green ... Newsreader
Natalie Morse ... Michelle
Kim Taylforth ... Blondie
Giles Ward ... Blondie's Partner
Peter Lovstrom ... Station Constable
Kit Jackson ... Uniformed Officer
Peter Ferdinando ... Policeman
Frank Boyce ... Detective
Robert Elms ... Radio Disc Jockey
Shireen Anwar ... Counting Room Hostage
Jan Denman ... Counting Room Hostage
Kay Harrison ... Counting Room Hostage
Suresh Maru ... Counting Room Hostage
Della McCrae ... Counting Room Hostage
Dick Powell ... Counting Room Hostage
Bill Spenser ... Counting Room Hostage
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Directed by
Antonia Bird 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Ronan Bennett  screenplay

Produced by
Elinor Day .... producer
Anant Singh .... executive producer
Helena Spring .... associate producer
David M. Thompson .... producer
Paul Tivers .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Paul Conboy 
Adrian Corker 
Andy Roberts 
 
Cinematography by
Fred Tammes (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
St. John O'Rorke 
 
Casting by
Sharon Howard-Field  (as Sharon Howard Field)
Karen Lindsay-Stewart 
 
Production Design by
Chris Townsend 
 
Art Direction by
Eddie Andres 
 
Set Decoration by
Carolyn Scott 
 
Costume Design by
Jill Taylor 
 
Makeup Department
Anastasia Shirley .... makeup artist
Barbara Southcott .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Paul Frift .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vebe Borge .... assistant director
Beni Turkson .... assistant director
Richard Walker .... third assistant director
 
Art Department
Mario Bueno .... property master
Jason Carlin .... stand-by art director
Mike Cuddy .... props storeman
Rab Gillen .... stand-by props
Lucinda Sturgis .... property buyer
 
Sound Department
Tim Alban .... sound re-recording mixer
Paula Boram .... foley artist
Felicity Cottrell .... foley artist
Simon Firsht .... boom operator
Jim Greenhorn .... sound mixer
Steve Mayer .... boom operator
Roger Mitchell .... supervising sound editor
Bernard O'Reilly .... sound editor
Jack Stew .... foley artist
Ruth Sullivan .... foley artist
Keith Tunney .... sound editor
 
Special Effects by
David Beavis .... special effects
Graham Hills .... special effects
Graham Longhurst .... special effects
 
Stunts
Joss Gower .... stunt performer
Andreas Petrides .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Julian Barber .... camera operator
Tim Battersby .... additional second assistant camera
Steve Blake .... gaffer
Russell Diamond .... grip
Tim Dodd .... focus puller
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charlotte Sewell .... wardrobe assistant
 
Editorial Department
Hermione Byrt .... first film assistant
 
Music Department
Joe Strummer .... composer: song "London Calling"
Paul Weller .... composer: song "Everything Has A Price To Pay"
 
Other crew
Phil Clark .... location manager
John Gunnery .... stand-in
Wayne McCoy .... location manager
Martin Robinson .... location manager
Marianne Wilman .... production coordinator
Gianluca Nardulli .... press officer: Italy (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and language.
Runtime:
105 min
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Aspect Ratio:
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10 out of 16 people found the following review useful.
Didn't get the attention it deserved, 8 June 1999
8/10
Author: Umberto Filo from Norway

This excellent movie was an undeserved flop on release. It's hard to understand why, since it has quite a broad appeal, with a likeable cast, some terrific action sequences and a plot which twists and turns until the final reel. It's also, like The Long Good Friday, a movie with serious political undertones. Rent it, see it, make some noise about it, so that this film isn't forgotten, because I look forward to the day it gets the attention it deserves.

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