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The Irishman

Based On the book by Charles Brandt

The Irishman (also known as I Heard You Paint Houses) is a 2019 American epic gangster film directed and produced by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Steven Zaillian, based on the 2004 book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt. It stars Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci, with Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin, Stephen Graham, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jesse Plemons, and Harvey Keitel in supporting roles. The biographical film follows Frank Sheeran (De Niro), a truck driver who becomes a hitman involved with mobster Russell Bufalino (Pesci) and his crime family before later working for Jimmy Hoffa (Pacino), a powerful Teamster. The film marked the ninth collaboration between Scorsese and De Niro, in addition to Scorsese's sixth collaboration with Harvey Keitel, his fourth collaboration with Joe Pesci; his first with Al Pacino; the fourth collaboration between Pacino and De Niro; and the first collaboration between Pacino and Pesci altogether.

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Release date:
September 27, 2019
Director:
Martin Scorsese
Cast:
Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Bobby Cannavale, Harvey Keitel, Joe Pesci
Country:
United States
Language:
English

The Trailer

Book vs Film

Cover of I Heard You Paint Houses
The Book · 2004

I Heard You Paint Houses

Charles Brandt

Poster for The Irishman
The Film · 2019

The Irishman

Martin Scorsese

★ 7.8 / 10 475,331 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 15 years after publication.

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