The Irishman
- Crime
- Drama
- History
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.
- Directed by
- Martin Scorsese
- Written by
- Steven Zaillian
- Based on
- Charles Brandt
Cast
Keywords
- organized crime
- based on novel or book
- war veteran
- family relationships
- father daughter relationship
- voiceover
- murder
- 1950s
- complex
- male friendship
- gangster
- mafia
- religion
- sicilian mafia
- 1970s
- 1960s
- chicago, illinois
- detroit, michigan
- nonlinear timeline
- hitman
- character study
- pennsylvania, usa
- aging
- irish-american
- philadelphia, pennsylvania
- labor union
- mob family
- jimmy hoffa
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