Summary
Left behind by the world, former hitman 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.
Additional Information
| Series | Criterion collection ; 1058. |
| Subjects |
Sheeran, Frank
-- Drama.
Hoffa, James R. -- (James Riddle), -- 1913- -- Assassination -- Drama. Hoffa, James R. -- (James Riddle), -- 1913- -- Drama. Bufalino, Russell, -- 1903-1994 -- Drama. Organized crime -- Drama. Older men -- Drama. Assassins -- Drama. Gangsters -- Pennsylvania -- Drama. Gangsters -- United States -- Drama. Mafia -- United States -- Drama. Teamsters -- United States -- Drama. Feature films. Biographical films. Historical films. Crime films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [New York, New York] :The Criterion Collection,2020 |
| Edition | Director-approved two-DVD special edition, Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | "I heard you paint houses." Irish man |
| Contributors |
Scorsese, Martin,
film producer, film director. Zaillian, Steven, screenwriter. De Niro, Robert, actor. Pacino, Al, 1940- actor. Pesci, Joe, actor. Romano, Ray, actor. Cannavale, Bobby, actor. Paquin, Anna, actor. Graham, Stephen, 1973- actor. Kurtzuba, Stephanie, actor. Plemons, Jesse, 1988- actor. Keitel, Harvey, actor. Robertson, Robbie, composer. Brandt, Charles. "I heard you paint houses." Netflix (Firm), presenter, broadcaster. Tribeca Productions, production company. Sikelia Productions, production company. Winkler Films (Firm), production company. Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin, Stephen Graham, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jesse Plemons, Harvey Keitel. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto ; editor, Thelma Schoonmaker ; original score, Robbie Robertson. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Language |
English In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally made available for online streaming by Netflix in 2019. Based on the book I heard you paint houses by Charles Brandt. Accompanying material may include folded insert featuring an essay by film critic Geoffrey O'Brien. Special features: Newly edited roundtable conversation among Scorsese and actors Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci, originally recorded in 2019; Making The Irishman, a new program featuring the cast and crew; Gangster's requiem, a new video essay by film critic Farran Smith Nehme; Anatomy of a scene : The Irishman, a 2020 program featuring Scorsese's analysis of the Frank Sheeran Appreciation Night scene from the film; The evolution of digital de-aging, a 2019 program on the visual effects created for the film; excerpted interviews with Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran and Teamsters trade-union leader Jimmy Hoffa from 1999 and 1963; trailer and teaser. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Audio 5.1 surround. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (209 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 9781681437835 168143783X |
| Other | Classic View |