Movie
Gangster No. 1
2000R1h 43m6.4 / 10
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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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Gangster No. 1 opened in theaters October 21, 2000. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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.
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Cast
Paul BettanyYounger Gangster
Malcolm McDowellGangster 55
David ThewlisFreddie Mays
Jamie ForemanLenny Taylor
Saffron BurrowsKaren
Kenneth CranhamTommy
Eddie MarsanEddie Miller
Andrew LincolnMaxie KingCredits
- Directed by
- Paul McGuigan
- Written by
- Johnny Ferguson
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $30.9K
Production
- Pagoda Film
- NFH Films
Film4 ProductionsUnited Kingdom- British Screen ProductionsUnited Kingdom
BSBUnited Kingdom- Little BirdIreland
Themes
casinoextortionforgivenessgangstermacheteprisonrepaymentrevenge