Kill The Irishman
– Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged ..
Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian mafia. Based on a true story, kill the Irishman chronicles Greene's heroic rise from a tough Cleveland neighborhood to become an enforcer in the local mob.
11 May 2012
English
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Jonathan Hensleigh
Jonathan Hensleigh (screenplay), Jeremy Walters (screenplay), Rick Porrello (book)
Ray Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Val Kilmer, Christopher Walken
The true story of Danny Greene, an impoverished but charismatic young Irish-American who rises to power as president of the longshoreman's local union and is charged with corruption but evades serious jail time by becoming an FBI informant. With fearless nerve he joins forces with a Mafia gangster to rise to power in Cleveland's underworld, gaining the reputation of a Robin Hood-like figure with nine lives as he escapes countless assassination attempts.
1 nomination.
$1,187,711
Anchor Bay