The Irishman

"His story changed history."

Nov 27 2019 R 3h 29m
Biography, Crime, Drama

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.

Plot

Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran is a man with a lot on his mind. The former labor union high official and hitman, learned to kill serving in Italy during the Second World War. He now looks back on his life and the hits that defined his mob career, maintaining connections with the Bufalino crime family. In particular, the part he claims to have played in the disappearance of his life-long friend, Jimmy Hoffa, the former president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, who mysteriously vanished in late July 1975 at the age of 62.

Written by

Steven Zaillian, Charles Brandt

Directed by

Martin Scorsese

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Winkler Films, Sikelia Productions, Tribeca Productions

Languages

Español, Latin, Italiano, English

Awards

Nominated for 10 Oscars. 73 wins & 358 nominations total

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