Kill the Irishman is a 2011 American biographical crime film directed by Jonathan Hensleigh, and starring Ray Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Christopher Walken, and Val Kilmer. Written by Hensleigh and Jeremy Walters, it is based on the life of the Irish-American gangster Danny Greene, and was adapted from the book To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia by Rick Porrello. Before entering production, Kill the Irishman had a troubled development stage that lasted over a decade. Production commenced in 2009, and filming took place in and around Detroit. The film chronicles the rise and fall of Danny Greene. He worked as a longshoreman on the Cleveland docks, until being chosen to serve as interim president of the International Longshoremen's Association in 1961. In 1964, he was convicted of embezzling $11,500 of the union's funds. After his conviction, Greene rose through the criminal underworld in Cleveland and waged war on the Mafia for control of the city.
| Director | Jonathan Hensleigh |
| Produced by | Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt, Eugene Musso, Tommy Reid |
| Screenplay by | Jonathan Hensleigh, Jeremy Walters |
| Starring | Ray Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Val Kilmer, Christopher Walken |
| Music | Patrick Cassidy |
| Cinematography | Karl Walter Lindenlaub |
| Edited by | Douglas Crise |
| Production, company | Code Entertainment, Dundee Entertainment, Sweet William Productions |
| Distributed by | Anchor Bay Films |
| Released | March 11, 2011 |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million |
| Box office | $1.2 million |
| Netflix ID | 70128697 |
About Kill the Irishman
Biographical crime drama based on the life of the Irish-American gangster Danny Greene. The film chronicles Greene's rise through the criminal underworld in Cleveland, as he waged war on the Mafia for control of the city.
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The film was adapted from the book To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia by Rick Porrello.
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Latest information about Kill the Irishman updated on July 28 2021.
