Write a review. I decided to have a look at some Bob Hoskin's films. Amazon Fulfilled. But that is the name of this game. Dvd, cover art, insert and case included. Condition is "Good". But stronger forces than even he can control have moved in and taken over. This 25th Anniversary edition also boasts an excellent 50-minute 'Making Of' called Bloody Business. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Made in 1979, this film still stands up very well today. EU Delivery & Gift Wrap options available. Dvd has a sticker on the front of the cover art and cover plastic. These plans go awry when Jeff, one of Harry Shand's (Bob Hoskins) closest advisors, allows a member of the "Corporation", Colin - a noted gay man, to travel to Belfast to make a pay-off to the IRA on behalf of Councillor Harris who employs mainly Irishmen on his building sites. We use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements, and display ads. And there is a lot of violence. John Mackenzie’s stylish thriller is a marriage of gangster flicks from both sides of the Atlantic. Directed by John Mackenzie. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. So all this time later this film has become an interesting documentary of London architecture - the camerawork is excellent and The Long Good Friday is also the spectacular drama it set out to be.. Great British gangster film with very good extras on this 2-disc SE, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 December 2019. Top of the heap though are Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirin, two of my favourite actors, though sadly, Bob Hoskins is no longer with us. Get your hand on this one! Bob Hoskins (as London gangster Harold Shand) and Helen Mirren (his partner who is every bit his equal) are both superb in this British gangster film that also boasts a great script and action sequences. Sorry, there was a problem saving your cookie preferences. And I started with what is considered to be his first really big part. Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on DVDs & Blu-ray Discs, Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- You may also like, {"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}. 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. Storyline is: who is (literally) trying to blow up Harold's life on the day that he is trying to put together his biggest ever crooked business deal? In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Once in Belfast, Colin takes a dip of £5,000.00 from the pay-off which is then delivered to the IRA in a remote farmhouse. These items are dispatched from and sold by different sellers. Made in 1979. An up-and-coming gangster is tested by the insurgence of an unknown, very powerful threat. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Something went wrong. The Long Good Friday is heralded as one of the best British gangster films of all time, starring Academy Award® nominee Bob Hoskins (Mona Lisa) in his career-making role as London crime boss Harold Shand and Academy Award® winner Helen Mirren (The Queen) as his classy moll Victoria. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used.See details for description of any imperfections. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Its simply one of the very best movies ever made. Many gangster movies made in the UK have followed, but "The Long Good Friday" is a trailblazer, and remains at the top of the genre…, 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 172 product ratings, 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 67 product ratings, 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 70 product ratings, 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 589 product ratings, 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 109 product ratings, 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 181 product ratings, 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 30 product ratings. Great supporting cast including Helen Mirren and Derek Thompson ( casualty's Charlie Fairhead ), extremely violent in parts and very funny in others with some unbelievable dialogue, especially from Hoskins. Criterion presents The Long Good Friday in an exclusive widescreen transfer. 4.8. 1 users rated this 4 out of 5 … Sold by OTHERREALMSCOLLECTIBLES. All items are originals. A truly great look at very interesting characters indeed. She has been to an upper class private school and sometimes the accent is public school and sometimes it slips down into London to be sympathetic with the Londoners she is with. Dvd looks good with just a few light scratches. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 July 2020. "The Long Good Friday" is one of the best British gangster movies, if not from anywhere. Choose from over 13,000 locations across the UK, Prime members get unlimited deliveries at no additional cost, Dispatch to this address when you check out. © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Sold by SkyIsland and sent from Amazon Fulfillment.