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The Irishman

His story changed history.

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  • Drama
  • Crime
  • History

Overview

Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.

Keywords

  • family relationships
  • father daughter relationship
  • organized crime
  • based on novel or book
  • nonlinear timeline
  • usa
  • 1970s
  • 1960s
  • voiceover
  • complex
  • murder
  • character study
  • 1950s
  • religion
  • mafia
  • sicilian mafia
  • hitman
  • gangster
  • male friendship
  • war veteran
  • philadelphia
  • pennsylvania
  • irish-american
  • chicago
  • illinois
  • detroit
  • michigan
  • aging
  • labor union
  • mob family
  • jimmy hoffa
  • criminal as protagonist
  • killer as protagonist
  • chicago, illinois
  • philadelphia, pennsylvania
  • detroit, michigan
  • pennsylvania, usa

Details

Status
Released
Release date
November 1, 2019
Original language
English
Spoken languages
English, Italian, Latin, Spanish
Countries
United States of America
Cinematography
Rodrigo Prieto
Budget
$159,000,000
Revenue
$968,853
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