Overview
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.
Details
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Writer
- Steven Zaillian
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $159,000,000
Cast
Al Pacino
Anna Paquin
Bobby Cannavale
Harvey Keitel
Jack Huston
Joe Pesci
Ray Romano
Robert De Niro
Stephanie Kurtzuba
Stephen Graham
Keywords
1950s
1960s
1970s
aging
based on novel or book
character study
chicago
illinois
criminal as protagonist
detroit
michigan
family relationships
father daughter relationship
gangster
hitman
irish-american
jimmy hoffa
killer as protagonist
labor union
mafia
male friendship
mob family
murder
nonlinear timeline
organized crime
pennsylvania
usa
philadelphia
pennsylvania
religion
sicilian mafia
voiceover
war veteran
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