Rise of the Footsoldier [WS]

Director: Julian Gilbey, Andrew Loveday Julian Gilbey

Overview

Julian Gilbey's fact-based crime saga Rise of the Footsoldier traces one man's meteoric ascension from a lucrative soccer career, through the ranks of organized crime, to the status of Britain's most omnipotent drug lord. The tale begins in the 1970s, when hooligan Carlton Leach (Ricci Harnett) finds himself implicated in a series of violent skirmishes on the soccer fields of England. Prompted to leave this activity and enter another trade, Leach self-incorporates as a company called ICF - a front for the young entrepreneur's drug-dealing activities. Soon, Carlton's business flourishes - first with cocaine, then with ecstasy and heroin (as time rolls forward from the self-serving 80s into the 1990s), but with it comes severe addiction and, disturbingly, wave after wave of nerve-wracking violence. More hardened, more severe criminals turn up to do business with Carlton's associates, forcing Carlton to recruit tougher and more psychopathic elements to protect himself - particularly when the goods from a heroin shipment disappear and Turkish thugs begin closing in.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/02/2008
UPC:	0031398103578
Original Release:	2007
Rating:	R
Source:	LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:59:00
Sales rank:	45,965

Special Features

Closed Caption; Commentary with director/writer Julian Gilbey and writer William Gilbey; Deleted and extended scenes; Interview with Carlton Leach; Outtakes; The Making of Rise of the Footsoldier; Trailer gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ricci Harnett	Carlton Leach
Craig Fairbrass	Pat Tate
Terry Stone	Tony Tucker
Roland Manookian	Craig Rolfe
Coralie Rose	Denny
Neil Maskell	Darren Nicholls
Ian Virgo	Jimmy Gerenuk
Billy Murray	Mickey Steele
Patrick Regis	Eddie
Lara Belmont	Karen
Emily Beecham	Kelly
Frank Harper	Jack
Dhaffer L'Abidine	Emre Baran
Jason Maza	Rob
Mark Killeen	Terry
Ricci	Actor
Roland	Actor
Dave Legeno	Big John
Eden Ford	Paul
Brendan Carr	Jason
Rhys Williams	Andy Riot
Andy Linden	Peter Dunsdale
Derek Lea	Gardner's Enemy
Joe Dixon	Mr. Khan
Emily Wyatt	Actor
Byron Gibson	Actor
Andrew Loveday	Actor
Conor Benn	Actor
Kierston Wareing	Actor
Sandy McLelland	Composer
Ross Cullum	Composer

Technical Credits

Julian Gilbey

Julian Gilbey	Director,Screenwriter,Screenwriter,Screenwriter
Michael Loveday	Producer,Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Director,Executive Producer
Gerry Toomey	Producer
Ben Brazier	Sound Effects,Sound Effects
Blair Jollands	Sound Effects
Terry Stone	Executive Producer
Toby Richards	Executive Producer
Billy Murray	Executive Producer
Julie Dunne	Casting
Steve Daly	Casting