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Gangster No.1
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Synopsis
A portrait of a cold-blooded young gangster living and loathing in 1960s London, this drama features Malcolm McDowell in a major role in his first British picture in years. McDowell opens the film as the present day Gangster 55, who learns that an old associate, gangster Freddie Mays (David Thewlis), has just been released from prison after serving a 30-year sentence. The story then flashes back to 1968, when the young Gangster 55 (Paul Bettany) makes Mays' acquaintance and subsequently wins his trust by dealing with his enemies from a rival gang. The relationship between the two men is threatened when Mays falls for Karen (Saffron Burrows), a no-nonsense dancer. When 55 learns that Lennie (Jamie Foreman), a rival gang leader, plans to ambush Mays and Karen one night, he pits the two gangs against one another so that he can emerge as Gangster No. 1. The film was directed by Paul McGuigan, who previously examined the crusty underbelly of British society with his screen adaptation of Irvine Welsh's The Acid House (1998). ~ Rebecca Flint, All Movie Guide

Cast

Kenneth Cranham Tommy
Malcolm McDowell Gangster No 1
David Thewlis Freddie Mays
David Kennedy Fat Charlie
Johnny Harris Derek
Andrew Lincoln Maxie King
Saffron Burrows Karen
Jamie Forman Lennie Taylor
Razaaq Adoti Roland
Paul Bettany Young Gangster
Johnny Harris Derek

Production Crew

Adrian Biddle Additional Cinematography
Philip Elton Art Director
Jina Jay Casting
Peter Sova Cinematographer
Nicky Kentish Barnes Co-producer
Ulrich Felsberg Co-producer
Johnny Dankworth Composer (Music Score)
Jany Temime Costume Designer
Paul McGuigan Director
Andrew Hulme Editor
Peter Bowles Executive Producer
Chris Carreras First Assistant Director
David Scinto Play Author
Louis Mellis Play Author
Jonathan Cavendish Producer
Norma Heyman Producer
Richard Bridgland Production Designer
John C. Taylor Sound/Sound Designer
Simon Fisher Turner Sound/Sound Designer
Jim Dowdall Stunts Coordinator
Year: 2000
Runtime: 103
Country: Germany
MPAA Rating: R
for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, and brief drug use and nudity
Category: Feature

Genre
Crime

Color type
Technicolor Prints

Sound
Dolby Digital

Produced by
British Screen
BSkyB
Filmboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Little Bird Productions
NFH Productions
Pagoda Films
Road Movies Filmproduktion

Release
June 14, 2002 (USA - Limited)
by Film Four International
IFC Films