Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian mafia. Based on a true story, Kill the Irishman chronicles Greene’s heroic rise from a tough Cleveland neighborhood to become an enforcer in the local mob.
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Film Cast:
- Danny Greene: Ray Stevenson
- John Nardi: Vincent D’Onofrio
- Joe Manditski: Val Kilmer
- Shondor Birns: Christopher Walken
- Joan Madigan: Linda Cardellini
- Mikey Mendarolo: Tony Darrow
- Ray Ferritto: Robert Davi
- Grace O’Keefe: Fionnula Flanagan
- Jerry Merke: Bob Gunton
- Art Sneperger: Jason Butler Harner
- Keith Ritson: Vinnie Jones
- Jack Licavoli: Tony Lo Bianco
- Ellie O’Hara: Laura Ramsey
- Mike Frato: Steve Schirripa
- Tony Salerno: Paul Sorvino
- Leo “Lips” Moceri: Mike Starr
- William “Billy” McComber: Marcus Thomas
- Frank Brancato: Vinny Vella
- Valet: Brian Balzerini
- Young Danny Greene: Cody Christian
- Young Billy McComber: Dante Wildern
- Tony Lupero: Sean O’Reily
- Vic Centauro: Vincent Rogo Angelini
- Tommy Sinito: Grant Krause
- Joe Buka: Jeff Chase
- Stan Gilroy: Jim Porterfield
- Undercover Cop: Jeff Wolfe
Film Crew:
- Director: Jonathan Hensleigh
- Executive Producer: Tara Reid
- Casting: Mary Vernieu
- Production Design: Patrizia von Brandenstein
- Director of Photography: Karl Walter Lindenlaub
- Editor: Douglas Crise
- Executive Producer: Arthur M. Sarkissian
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Chris Ervin
- Producer: Al Corley
- Producer: Eugene Musso
- Unit Production Manager: Bart Rosenblatt
- Producer: Tommy Reid
- Casting: Juan Carlos Cantu
- Screenplay: Jeremy Walters
- Book: Rick Porrello
- Executive Producer: Jonathan Dana
- Costume Design: Melissa Bruning
- Original Music Composer: Patrick Cassidy
- Music Supervisor: John Bissell
- Production Supervisor: Michael D. Jones
- Art Direction: Gary Baugh
- Script Supervisor: Dug Rotstein
- Still Photographer: Kim C. Simms
- Set Decoration: Joan MacFarlane
- Production Sound Mixer: Beau Williams
- Second Assistant Director: Phil Robinson
- Stunt Double: Cassandra McCormick
Movie Reviews:
- Kenneth Axel Carlsson: This is the story of the irishman, Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson), a corrupt union man, who ended up as sort of a Robin Hood figure of Cleveland. This is the story of how he rose in the ranks, making countless of enemies along the way. This is also the story of how they tried to kill him, but failed.
- I’ve never heard of Danny Greene, but the movie paints a nice realistic picture of the 1970s. This is not a pleasant world, but one where everyone is trying to get their piece of the cake. Danny himself is a hard one to figure out, is he good, is he bad? The one moment he helps out a friend in need, the next… he is killing people. I kinda like the fact that he is a person with both sides to him, allowing us to make up our own mind about him. Life is never as simple as most movies would like us to think it is.
- The movie itself is a little messy, and I had expected a bit more from the cast, but of course, this is a movie based on actual events and characters, and of course that means that they can’t change too much. In minor roles we find Val Kilmer and Christopher Walken, both excellent actors that tend to make quirky and interesting characters, but not so much here.
- Last words… a solid movie that gives us some insight into a man who really lived and breathed. It has some heart, for sure, but ain’t all that interesting when it comes down to it. I probably won’t ever see it a second time, but I definitely survived seeing it once.