Action · 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.
Part of the Rise of the Footsoldier Collection →Trailer
Top Cast
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
Directed by
Julian Gilbey
Production
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r96sk
6/101/9/2021
Better than expected, if still not good. Based on a true story, <em>'Rise of the Footsoldier'<em> is your standard London-ish gangster film - literally, given the cast. It does everything you'd predict and then some. However, it does come out more watchable than I thought it would. I wouldn't say I enjoyed it or that it's that good, but it makes for an OK watch. The casting is as obvious as possible. It features the likes of Terry Stone, Roland Manookian, Neil Maskell, Billy Murray, Kierston Wareing and Frank Harper - none of which are surprising to see, I'm more shocked Danny Dyer didn't appear. Ricci Harnett plays the lead role, he's alright. One negative, though, about this 2007 film is Harnett's Carlton, who isn't likeable whatsoever. Don't get me wrong, the characters in thes
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