Gangster No. 1 Movie Review 2000

An aging London crime boss--who's only known as Gangster 55 (McDowall)--learns that his mentor Freddie Mays (Thewlis) is just out of prison after a 30-year stretch for murder. Flashback to 1968, when a young, ruthless Gangster (a ferocious Bettany) earns his place by taking on Freddie's rivals. Then Gangster becomes jealous of Freddie's girlfriend, Karen (Burrows), and learns of a plot to rub out Freddie. He plans on setting up his boss and becoming head man but never expects to have to confront his past someday. Based on the play by Louis Mellis and David Scinto.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 103 minutes.
Originally from British, German.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Organized Crime, London, Flashback, Period Piece: 1960s, Adapted from a Play

Screenplay

Johnny Ferguson

Cast

Malcolm McDowell, Paul Bettany, David Thewlis, Saffron Burrows, Kenneth Cranham, Jamie Foreman, Eddie Marsan, Andrew Lincoln

Cinematography

Peter Sova

Director

Paul McGuigan

Music

John Dankworth

Other

John Taylor, Andrew Hulme, Philip Elton, Jany Temime, Richard Bridgland

Producer

Norma Heyman, Jonathan Cavendish, Road Movies, FilmFour, Pagoda Film, IFC Films