Gangster No. 1
(2000)
There can only be ONE.
Stars: Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis, Paul Bettany, Saffron Burrows, Kenneth Cranham
Director: Paul McGuigan
Writer: Johnny Ferguson
Language: English
Studio: FilmFour
Duration: 103
Rated: 18 - Suitable for 18 years and over
DVD Release: June 2001
A middle-aged crime boss smugly reflects back from 1999, narrating the brutality which made him triumphant - and feared. As an unnamed young hood in Swinging 60's London, he aped his mod boss Freddie Mays, and seemed to do anything for him. But his narration exposes all-consuming envy: of Freddie's supremacy, and especially his tall bird. The baby shark develops his viciousness and backstabbing, scheming to be Gangster No. 1.
Malcolm McDowell | Gangster 55 |
David Thewlis | Freddie Mays |
Paul Bettany | Young Gangster |
Saffron Burrows | Karen |
Kenneth Cranham | Tommy (as Ken Cranham) |
Jamie Foreman | Lennie Taylor |
Eddie Marsan | Eddie Miller |
Andrew Lincoln | Maxie King |
Doug Allen | Mad John |
Razaaq Adoti | Roland |
Cavan Clerkin | Billy |
David Kennedy | Fat Charlie |
Johnny Harris | Derek |
Anton Saunders | Trevor (as Anton Valensi) |
Alex McSweeney | Bloke in Tailor's |
John Dankworth | Composer |
Peter Sova | Cinematographer |
Andrew Hulme | Editor |
Richard Bridgland | Production Designer |
Genre: Comedy
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
IMDb: 0210065