Kill the Irishman

"The man the mob couldn't kill."

May 11 2012 R 1h 46m
Biography, Crime, Drama

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.

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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.

Written by

Jonathan Hensleigh, Jeremy Walters, Rick Porrello

Directed by

Jonathan Hensleigh

Cast

Ray Stevenson, Christopher Walken, Vincent D'Onofrio

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Sweet William Productions, Code Entertainment, Dundee Entertainment, Anchor Bay Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

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52,850
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
50
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