The Irishman [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray] [2 Discs]

Director: Martin Scorsese Martin Scorsese

Overview

"Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro tackle the crime genre once again with this adaptation of Charles Brandt's book about the life of Frank ""The Irishman"" Sheeran, a real-life mob hitman who purports to have killed union organizer Jimmy Hoffa. De Niro will play Sheeran, with Scorsese directing from a screenplay by Steve Zaillian (American Gangster). Al Pacino and Joe Pesci fill out the supporting cast."

Product Details

Release Date:	11/24/2020
UPC:	0715515253215
Original Release:	2019
Rating:	R
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	A
Language:	English
Time:	3:29:00
Sales rank:	7,704

Special Features

New 4K digital master, approved by Director Martin Scorsese, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack* New edited roundtable conversation among Scorsese and actors Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci, originally recorded in 2019 ; Making "The Irishman," a new program featuring Scorsese; the lead actors; Producers Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Jane Rosenthal, and Irwin Winkler; Director of Photography Rodrigo Prieto; and others from the cast and crew; Gangsters' Requiem, a new video essay by film critic Farran Smith Nehme about The Irishman's synthesis of Scoresese's singular formal style; 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 to 1963; Trailer and teaser; English Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; Plus: An essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jesse Plemons	Chuckie O'Brien
Robert De Niro	Frank Sheeran
Joe Pesci	Russell Bufalino
Harvey Keitel	Angelo Bruno
Ray Romano	Bill Bufalino,Phil Testa
Al Pacino	Jimmy Hoffa
Bobby Cannavale	Felix 'Skinny Razor' DiTullio
Anna Paquin	Peggy Sheeran
Stephanie Kurtzuba	Irene Sheeran
Jack Huston	Robert F. Kennedy
Kathrine Narducci	Carrie Bufalino
Domenick Lombardozzi	Anthony Salerno
Paul Herman	Actor
Gary Basaraba	Actor
Marin Ireland	Actor
Aleksa Palladino	Mary Sheeran
Welker White	Actor
Paul Ben-Victor	Jake Gottlieb
Craig Vincent	Actor
J.C. MacKenzie	Actor
Jake Hoffman	Allen Dorfman
India Ennenga	Actor
Louis Cancelmi	Actor
John Scurti	Actor
Robert Funaro	Actor
David Aaron Baker	Actor
Stephen Graham	Anthony Provenzano
Dascha Polanco	Actor
Sebastian Maniscalco	Joseph 'Crazy Joe' Gallo
Rebecca Faulkenberry	Barbara Hoffa
Robbie Robertson	Composer

Technical Credits

Steven Zaillian

Martin Scorsese	Director,Producer
Steven Zaillian	Screenwriter
Gerald Chamales	Producer
Robert De Niro	Producer
Jane Rosenthal	Producer
Irwin Winkler	Producer
Jai Stefan	Executive Producer
Berry Welsh	Executive Producer
Ellen Lewis	Casting
Emma Koskoff	Producer
Richard Baratta	Executive Producer
Gaston Pavlovich	Producer
Randall Emmett	Executive Producer,Producer
Troy Allen	Producer
George Furla	Executive Producer
Chad Verdi	Executive Producer
Tyler Zacharia	Executive Producer
Niels Juul	Executive Producer
Nicholas Pileggi	Executive Producer
Rick Yorn	Executive Producer
Gabriele Israilovici	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Directed by the master of his craft Martin Scorsese (Casino, Goodfellas), The Irishman brings together the heaviest hitters in cinema like both a comeback and farewell to the aging tour de force talent supporting it. A combat veteran looking to put his talents to good use finds a place for himself as he becomes first a hit man, and then somewhat of a historical game changer in this underdog story. Crime meets politics in a shockingly true tale. Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro) is a World War II combat veteran who comes back home to the USA, which is reeling from the side effects of war. As the narrator of his own story, he's as honest as he is unreliable. He pulls himself through hard times delivering meat, coincidentally to some powerful people who back him up when he's accused of theft, and he doesn't rat out any of his clients. Mob boss Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci) takes Frank under his wing, in part because he sees the utility in having a man who needs work and is capable of both violence and staying quiet. The Bufalino family takes care of their people and provides plenty of opportunities for Frank to prove his loyalty. Union leader Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino) becomes friends with the Bufalino family, Frank in particular. Through Hoffa's mafia ties, his rise to fame draws him into sharp conflict with other union leaders, and Hoffa finds that his power grows in conjunction with his conflicts. He hires Frank on as his personal bodyguard to guarantee his safety in a violent and tumultuous world. Over time, Frank has created his own blood family inside of his mob family. Pushed to the brink, he must carefully balance the value of his own life against doing the right thing and serving others who were good to him. The Irishman is like a highlight reel recap of an older man who has plenty of stories to tell, to which he can now personally relate, and he is properly equipped to deal with the requisite feelings. Scorsese draws out fine performances from an all-star cast just waiting to be told how much or how little the scene deserves. The lack of female presence is both surprising in that it has become standard fare for modern cinema, but also fitting for the male-dominated generations throughout which this story is told. Written by Steven Zaillian (Schindler's List, American Gangster) who adapted the book "I Heard You Paint Houses, by Charles Brandt, The Irishman delivers on its expectations, in part due to its well-written script. A movie only runs long if it feels like it, and every minute of this film seems to add to the intensely intricate and wonderful, decades-long world building. Ultimately, there is so much happening in The Irishman that it's almost a double feature, which is perfect for fans of the genre. For anyone reticent to see yet another gangster picture, this is the cream of the crop, and it warrants a watch from even the fussiest of cinephiles.