Gangster No. 1

Gangster No. 1

There can only be ONE!

2000•1h 43m•6.4/10

ActionDramaThrillerCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.4/10(235)

An old gangster is advised that Freddie Mays would leave jail after thirty years in prison. His mood changes and he recalls when he was a young punk and who joined Freddie's gang—a man he both envied and ultimately betrayed.

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Production

Pagoda Film, NFH Films, Film4 Productions, British Screen Productions, BSB, Little Bird, Road Movies

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany

Younger Gangster

Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

Gangster 55

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

Freddie Mays

Jamie Foreman

Jamie Foreman

Lenny Taylor

Saffron Burrows

Saffron Burrows

Karen

Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

Tommy

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

Eddie Miller

Andrew Lincoln

Andrew Lincoln

Maxie King

Doug Allen

Doug Allen

Mad John

Razaaq Adoti

Razaaq Adoti

Roland

Johnny Harris

Johnny Harris

Derek

Cavan Clerkin

Cavan Clerkin

Billy

Anton Valensi

Anton Valensi

Trevor

Jack Pierce

Jack Pierce

Jack the Lad

Lorraine Stanley

Lorraine Stanley

Attacker's Friend

David Kennedy

David Kennedy

Fat Charlie

Emma Griffiths Malin

Emma Griffiths Malin

Julie

João Costa Menezes

Martin Wimbush

Martin Wimbush

Judge

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