Kill the Irishman

2011 106 min ★ 6.8 Action, Crime, Thriller, 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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Cast

Ray Stevenson

Danny Greene

Vincent D'Onofrio

John Nardi

Val Kilmer

Joe Manditski

Christopher Walken

Shondor Birns

Linda Cardellini

Joan Madigan

Tony Darrow

Mikey Mendarolo

Robert Davi

Ray Ferritto

Fionnula Flanagan

Grace O'Keefe

Bob Gunton

Jerry Merke

Jason Butler Harner

Art Sneperger

Details

Director

Jonathan Hensleigh

Screenplay

Jonathan Hensleigh

Tagline

"The man the mob couldn't kill."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Revenue

$1,188,194

Production

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

Reviews

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Kenneth Axel Carlsson

December 28, 2014

★ 4/10

This is the story of the irishman, Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson), a corrupt union man, who ended up as sort of a Robin Hood figure of Cleveland. This is the story of how he rose in the ranks, making countless of enemies along the way. This is also the story of how they tried to kill him, but failed. I've never heard of Danny Greene, but the movie paints a nice realistic picture of the 1970s. Thi...