Where can I watch The General in Persian?
The General streams on Ktime, the Persian streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora. It is available with a Persian dub and with Persian subtitles. You can watch it in any browser at ktime.app/app, on the native Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV app, on the Android phone app, in any IPTV player using your Xtream login, and on a Samsung or LG smart TV through Media Station X. No VPN is needed anywhere, including from inside Iran, and there is no geo-block to work around. Viewers inside Iran pay in USDT through the Telegram desk at t.me/KtimeSaleBot?start=film_page, and the /fa/iran page walks through every step. A paid plan covers one device at a time — a single stream — and you can switch between your TV, phone and laptop as often as you like at no extra cost. You can cancel at any time. It is a 1998 biography film from Ireland, United Kingdom. The film is served from Ktime's own library rather than linked out to another service. Availability checked as of September 2026.
Directed by John Boorman, this 1998 biography film carries an IMDb rating of 7.2.
Synopsis
The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team.
Cast & crew
The General is a 1998 biography film from Ireland, United Kingdom. It was directed by John Boorman. The cast is led by Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley. It runs 119 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the Ktime catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.
- Director
- John Boorman
- Cast
- Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Angeline Ball, Jon Voight, Eanna MacLiam, Tom Murphy
- Country
- Ireland, United Kingdom
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genre
- Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller