---
title: 'The Long Good Friday (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Mackenzie'
released: '1980-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-long-good-friday-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081070/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Long Good Friday (1980)

1980 · R · 114 min · Drama, Crime · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Long Good Friday is a 1980 British gangster film directed by John Mackenzie from a screenplay by Barrie Keeffe. Starring Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren, the film, set in London, weaves together events and concerns of the late 1970s, including mid-level political and police corruption and IRA fund-raising. The supporting cast features Eddie Constantine, Dave King, Bryan Marshall, Derek Thompson, P. H. Moriarty, Paul Freeman and Pierce Brosnan in his film debut.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Mackenzie](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mackenzie)
- **Screenplay:** [Barrie Keeffe](https://cinepixo.com/people/barrie-keeffe)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Francis Monkman](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-monkman)
- **Producer:** [Barry Hanson](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-hanson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Phil Méheux](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-meheux)

## Cast

- [P. H. Moriarty](https://cinepixo.com/people/p-h-moriarty)
- [Dave King](https://cinepixo.com/people/dave-king)
- [Eddie Constantine](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-constantine)
- [Dexter Fletcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/dexter-fletcher)
- [Bryan Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/bryan-marshall)
- [Pierce Brosnan](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierce-brosnan)
- [Billy Cornelius](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-cornelius)
- [Bob Hoskins](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-hoskins)
- [Bruce Alexander](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-alexander)
- [Helen Mirren](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-mirren)
- [Derek Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/derek-thompson)
- [Kevin McNally](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-mcnally)
- [Alan Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-ford)
- [Stephen Davies](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-davies)
- [Paul Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-freeman)

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