prison,casino,forgiveness,gangster,repayment,machete,rise and fall,sociopath,revenge,extortion,sledgehammer,stabbed to death

Gangster No. 1 (2000)

Poster for Gangster No. 1

There can only be ONE!

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 & Crew

Director
Paul McGuigan
  • Profile picture of Paul Bettany
    Younger Gangster Paul Bettany
  • Profile picture of Malcolm McDowell
    Gangster 55 Malcolm McDowell
  • Profile picture of David Thewlis
    Freddie Mays David Thewlis
  • Profile picture of Jamie Foreman
    Lenny Taylor Jamie Foreman
  • Profile picture of Saffron Burrows
    Karen Saffron Burrows
  • Profile picture of Kenneth Cranham
    Tommy Kenneth Cranham
  • Profile picture of Eddie Marsan
    Eddie Miller Eddie Marsan
  • Profile picture of Andrew Lincoln
    Maxie King Andrew Lincoln

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Keywords

  • prison
  • casino
  • forgiveness
  • gangster
  • repayment
  • machete
  • rise and fall
  • sociopath
  • revenge
  • extortion
  • sledgehammer
  • stabbed to death