The Long Good Friday Quotes Harold Shand: " I'm not a politician; I'm a businessman, with a sense of history; and I'm also a Londoner. So just a quick posthumous summary of 2017 In Feb J enjoyed her role being part of the supporting cast in Cats and to our great surprise sung the last stanza with the crew on stage A mysterious syndicate is trying to muscle in on his action, and Harold wants to know who they are. Charlie: Eddie Constantine. There are also interviews from Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. An up-and-coming gangster is tested by the insurgence of an unknown, very powerful threat. The Long Good Friday (1980) Plot. Bob Hoskins is outstanding in this story of a cocky gangster under fire. On the eve of its re-release, Akin Ojumu gets the film's inside story. Rocksport Difficult to find the time sadly to report on musical /special watching events. Twenty years on, The Long Good Friday is a British classic. 2:43 The Long Good Friday. Parky: Dave King. Victoria: Helen Mirren. John Mackenzie’s stylish thriller is a marriage of gangster flicks from both sides of the Atlantic. The Long Good Friday Synopsis: Harold, a prosperous English gangster, is about to close a lucrative new deal when bombs start showing up in very inconvenient places. And today is a day of great historical significance for London. The Long Good Friday filming location: the exterior of Harold Shand’s club: Villa Elephant on the River, Grosvenor Road, Pimlico, London The exterior of Harold’s casino is a private home, 15 Catherine Place, SW1 , one of a street of handsome townhouses tucked away and forgotten in Victoria between Victoria Station and Buckingham Palace. Published: 20 Feb 2000 . The Long Good Friday Bob Hoskins, in his breakthrough film role, stars as a London racketeer fast losing control of his gangland empire; Helen Mirren shines as his classy moll. Showing all 3 items Jump to: Summaries (2) Synopsis (1) Summaries. The Long Good Friday remains an essential part of British cinema, rarely matched in its genre. The Long Good Friday (1980) Paramount PicturesDirected by John MackenzieMusic by Francis Monkmanhttps://www.instagram.com/in.fo_the_end/ Cast and Crew: The Long Good Friday brings together John MacKenzie, Barrie Keeffe, Barry Hanson, actor Derek Thompson, casting director Simone Reynolds to discuss the film, its making and its legacy. The film has an immediacy brought on by the confined … It’s not the greatest thriller or crime movie ever made, but 1980’s ‘The Long Good Friday’ has a shaky, peculiarly British charm that still makes it irresistible 35 years on.