Gangster No. 1 (2000)

Gangster No. 1 (2000)

Director: Paul McGuigan

Plot Synopsis

Chronicles the rise and fall of a prominent, and particularly ruthless English gangster (Paul Bettany/Malcolm McDowell).

Male Deaths

• Jamie Foreman [Lenny Taylor]
• Andrew Lincoln [Maxie King]
• Malcolm McDowell [Gangster 55]

Female Deaths

• None

Gallery

Andrew Lincoln

Trivia

1. Loosely based on the life of real-life mobster Frankie Fraser.
2. Jamie Foreman (Lennie Taylor) is the son of Freddie Foreman, a notorious gangster who used to run with the Kray Brothers. His life was the basis for the movie The Long Good Friday (1980).
3. The two actors who play the "gangster" at the two points in his life are 7 inches different in height.
4. Yet another film showing a British judge using a gavel. British & Canadian judges do not have a gavel
5. A Superman logo is seen at one point. Malcolm McDowell has done voice work for Superman cartoons, primarily as the character Metallo.
6. Paul McGuigan made an cameo at the urinal in the opening scene.