Kill The Irishman

– Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 46 Minutes
Release Year:
2011
Kill the Irishman (2011)

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.

Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Genre:
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Kill the Irishman (2011) - Trailer

Release Date:

11 May 2012

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

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.

Director:

Jonathan Hensleigh

Writer:

Jonathan Hensleigh (screenplay), Jeremy Walters (screenplay), Rick Porrello (book)

Main Actors:

Ray Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Val Kilmer, Christopher Walken

Plot:

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.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Gross profit:

$1,187,711

Production:

Anchor Bay

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
61%
Metacritic:
50%