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Title:
The Irishman
Alternate title:
Title on opening title screen: I heard you paint houses

Title on closing title screen: Irishman : I heard you paint houses
Series Number:
1058.
Summary:
An epic saga of organized crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran, a hustler and hitman who worked alongside some of the most notorious figures of the twentieth century. Left behind by the world, former hit man and union truck driver Frank Sheeran looks back from a nursing home on his life's journey through the ranks of organized crime: from his involvement with Philadelphia mob boss Russell Bufalino to his association with Teamsters union head Jimmy Hoffa to the rift that forced him to choose between the two.
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for pervasive language and strong violence.
General Note:
Based on the book "I Heard You Paint Houses" by Charles Brandt.

Originally made available for online streaming on Netflix in 2019.

Wide screen (1.85:1).

Special features: Newly edited roundtable conversation among Scorsese and actors, originally recorded in 2019; "Making 'The Irishman'", new documentary about the making of the film; "Gangster's Requiem" new video essay by film criti Farran Smith Nehme; "Anatomy of a scene" 2020 analysis by Scorsese of the Frank Sheeran Appreciation Night scene; "The evolution of digital de-aging"; archival interview excepts with Frank Sheeran and Jimmy Hoffa from 1999 and 1963; trailer and teaser. Container insert includes essay by film critic Geoffrey O'Brien.
Edition:
Director approved two-DVD special edition.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (209 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (folded : color illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Publisher:
Criterion Collection,
Publication Date:
2020

2019
ISBN:
9781681437835
Publication Information:
[New York, NY] : Criterion Collection, 2020.
Call Number:
DVD IRISHMAN
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