Gangster No. 1

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.

Cast

Paul Bettany

as Younger Gangster

Malcolm McDowell

as Gangster 55

David Thewlis

as Freddie Mays

Jamie Foreman

as Lenny Taylor

Saffron Burrows

as Karen

Kenneth Cranham

as Tommy

Eddie Marsan

as Eddie Miller

Andrew Lincoln

as Maxie King

Doug Allen

as Mad John

Razaaq Adoti

as Roland

Reviews

John Chard

Look into my eyes! Gangster No. 1 is directed by Paul McGuigan and written by Johnny Ferguson, Louis Mellis and David Scinto. It stars David Thewlis, Paul Bettany, Malcolm McDowell, Saffron Burrows, Kenneth Cranham, Jamie Foreman and Eddie Marsan. Music is by John Dankworth and cinematography b...

Filipe Manuel Neto

**It's not a movie for everyone, it's extremely violent and tense, but it works very well.** It's not easy to make a good gangster movie. Sometimes it feels like they've done everything that could possibly be appealing or challenging, and that each new production is limited to chewing on and revi...

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