description Kill the Irishman Overview
Kill the Irishman details the rise and fall of Danny Greene, an Irish-American mobster who operated in Hartford, Connecticut during the 1970s and early 1980s. The film is based on Rick Porrello’s book chronicling Greene's violent conflict with the New England Mafia. It stars Ray Stevenson as Greene and features a cast including Vincent D’Onofrio and Christopher Walken.
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info Kill the Irishman Specifications
| Country | United States |
| Year | 2011 |
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Who was Danny Greene in Kill the Irishman?
Danny Greene was an Irish-American racketeer active in Cleveland, Ohio, rather than Hartford. Ray Stevenson plays him as his conflict with Cleveland's Italian-American crime organizations escalates during the 1970s.
Is Kill the Irishman based on a true story?
Yes, it draws from Rick Porrello's nonfiction book To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia. The movie dramatizes real bombings and organized-crime conflicts, but it condenses people and events into a feature-film narrative.
Who plays the major mob figures around Ray Stevenson?
The cast includes Christopher Walken as Shondor Birns, Vincent D'Onofrio as John Nardi, and Paul Sorvino as Anthony Salerno. Val Kilmer plays Cleveland police detective Joe Manditski.
What happened to Danny Greene at the end of the real conflict?
Greene was killed by a car bomb in Lyndhurst, Ohio, in 1977. The investigation that followed helped authorities pursue figures connected to organized crime in Cleveland and beyond.
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