5.5 Score

2007 • 1h 59min • R • Action, Thriller, Crime

Rise of the Footsoldier

"Based on the shocking true story."

Rise of the Footsoldier follows the inexorable rise of Carlton Leach from one of the most feared generals of the football terraces to becoming a member of a notorious gang of criminals who rampaged their way through London and Essex in the late eighties and early nineties.

IMDb 6.7

RT 14%

Director

Julian Gilbey

Writers

Will Gilbey

Julian Gilbey

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Ricci Harnett

Carlton Leach

Terry Stone

Tony Tucker

Craig Fairbrass

Pat Tate

Roland Manookian

Craig Rolfe

Coralie Rose

Denny

Neil Maskell

Darren Nicholls

Billy Murray

Mickey Steele

Ian Virgo

Jimmy Gerenuk

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Ricci Harnett Carlton Leach

Terry Stone Tony Tucker

Craig Fairbrass Pat Tate

Roland Manookian Craig Rolfe

Coralie Rose Denny

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Ian Virgo Jimmy Gerenuk

Kierston Wareing Kate Carter

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