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- Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman is set to make a bloody splash. Based on the book I Heard You Paint Houses, the 2004 work by prosecutor Charles Brandt, the film is based on the true stories of supposed mafia hitman Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran and his confessed killing of Jimmy Hoffa.
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Nov 30, 2020 · Long-time International Brotherhood of Teamsters boss, James "Jimmy" Hoffa, went missing in 1975. While theories surrounding his disappearance are still circulating today, the case has been...
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A crusader to some, and a villain to many, Jimmy Hoffa (played by Al Pacino) was, for a time, one of the most powerful labor leaders in the U.S. From 1957 to 1971, he was the president of the International Brotherhood of the Teamsters, a trucking union that Hoffa helped build into the largest union in the country. But Hoffa was no do-gooder, and he...
As in real life, Joe Pesci’s Russell Bufalino in The Irishmancuts a low profile that conceals his influence. A quiet leader of a Northeast Pennsylvania crime family, the real Bufalino was a powerful player in the Teamsters union, according to Brandt, and had even allegedly been recruited to spy in Cuba by the CIA. Moreover, in Brandt’s telling, Buf...
Depending on who you ask, the real Frank Sheeran was something between a crooked two-bit Philly Teamsters leader and one of the most prolific mafia hitmen of all time. His own version, as told to Charles Brandt near the end of his life, was the latter. Without going into spoilers of The Irishman, it’s fair to say that Sheeran copped to a few devast...
Anthony Provenzano (Stephen Graham), known to associates as “Tony Pro,” was a living embodiment of the crossover between the Teamsters union and the mob. He was allegedly a boss in both, serving at one time as a vice president of the union and a capo in a notorious mafia family. Known for his thuggish tactics, several of Tony Pro’s enemies and riva...
Lawyer William Bufalino (Ray Romano) plays a prominent part in the first act of The Irishman, hamming it up to get union members out of scrapes with the law. In real life, Bufalino was nearly as effective. He represented the Teamsters and their leader Jimmy Hoffa through the ‘50s and ‘60s, fending off an onslaught of racketeering accusations. Accor...
James Hoffa, mostly known by the media as Jimmy, was a labor organizer even in his early career—at 14, he dropped out of school to work full time, and as a teenager he organized fellow...
Jan 4, 2020 · "The Irishman" is based off the real life and true events of Frank Sheeran, played by Robert DeNiro. But not everyone buys his story of killing Jimmy Hoffa, played by Al Pacino, in 1975.
Nov 27, 2019 · According to The Irishman, the real-life Jimmy Hoffa enjoyed a Beatles-level popularity after he became president of a massive coalition for truck drivers, the International Brotherhood of...
Nov 27, 2019 · The movie hits Netflix on Wednesday. Here’s a guide to who’s who, which events are real and whether to believe its claim about Jimmy Hoffa’s disappearance.
Nov 30, 2019 · Hoffa disappeared on July 30, 1975, after he claimed that he had been stood up at a meeting. His unlocked car was found the following day, though there was no evidence of foul play.
