Chronicles the rise and fall of a prominent, and particularly ruthless English gangster.Chronicles the rise and fall of a prominent, and particularly ruthless English gangster.Chronicles the rise and fall of a prominent, and particularly ruthless English gangster.
- Awards
- 1 win & 9 nominations
Kenneth Cranham
- Tommy
- (as Ken Cranham)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPaul McGuigan: at the urinal in the opening scene.
- GoofsBeyond the height differential, the two actors playing "Gangster" have very different eye color. This is especially noticeable, as they continually ask people to "look them in the eye".
- Quotes
[repeated line]
Young Gangster: Look into my eyes. Look into my fucking eyes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in O Lucky Malcolm! (2006)
- SoundtracksThe Good Life
(La Belle Vie)
Music by Sacha Distel
French lyrics by Jean Broussolle
English lyrics by Jack Reardon
Published by Prosadis S.A.
Performed by Neil Hannon
Music Arranged and Recorded by John Dankworth
Neil Hannon appears courtesy of EMI Records Ltd
Featured review
The story begins in 1999, with an old gangster performed by Malcolm McDowell being advised that Freddie Mays (David Thewlis) would leave jail after thirty years in prison. His mood changes and he recalls 1968, when he was a young punk (performed by Paul Bettany), and he joined Freddie Mays' gang, his envy of his mob boss and his betrayal. The whole story of these two characters is presented slowly, alternating violent and luxury places and action. I liked this movie a lot. I would dare to say that it mixes 'Goodfellas', 'Casino', 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Reservoir Dogs'. Paul Bettany has a great performance as a psycho-killer: differently of those sadists in Hollywood movies that make grimaces, the simple look and expression of Paul Bettany is enough to terrify the viewer. The direction is great, and there is one specific scene that I appreciated very much. When Freddie Mays invites Paul Bettany's character to have a drink in a nightclub: Freddie is giving his overcoat to the attendant and the image of Paul Bettany is reflected in the glass of the door exactly over Freddie. The selection of Paul Bettany for this role is perfect, but why not ages him through make-up? Malcolm McDowell looks totally different from Paul Bettany! My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Os Gangsters" ("The Gangsters")
Title (Brazil): "Os Gangsters" ("The Gangsters")
- claudio_carvalho
- Aug 11, 2003
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- El gangster
- Filming locations
- Barbican, London, England, UK(Lauderdale Tower - Freddie's apartment)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $30,915
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,514
- Jun 16, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $30,915
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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