Directed by John Mackenzie • 1980 • United Kingdom
Bob Hoskins delivers a powerhouse performance in his breakthrough film role as a London crime boss fast losing control of his gangland empire. Cockney mobster Harold Shand (Hoskins) is on the cusp of completing a massive deal with the American Mafia when a series of bomb attacks throw his world off-balance over the course of a bloody Easter weekend, sending the ruthless Harold on a violent quest to uncover who is trying to thwart him. Costarring a sensational Helen Mirren as Shand’s elegant moll, John Mackenzie’s stylish thriller is a gripping marriage of gangster flicks from both sides of the Atlantic.
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