Is "Oridinary Decent Criminal" a remake of "The General"?

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Is "Oridinary Decent Criminal" a remake of "The General"?

2007-01-13 14:18:14 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies

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The film was originally meant to be about Martin Cahill, a famous Irish crime lord. But the plot was adapted after they learned that John Boorman was already making a film about him, titled The General.

2007-01-13 14:29:26 · answer #1 · answered by nappy_roots_girl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Not at all - some things were similar, but The General was too good to be reproduced.

2007-01-13 14:22:16 · answer #2 · answered by wildenemart 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋