Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.
DIRECTOR
CAST
Robert De Niro
Frank Sheeran
Al Pacino
Jimmy Hoffa
Joe Pesci
Russell Bufalino
Harvey Keitel
Angelo Bruno
Nominated for 10 Oscars including Best Picture
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Production
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Box Office
Budget
$159,000,000
Revenue
$968,853
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Keywords
chicago, illinois
philadelphia, pennsylvania
based on novel or book
hitman
pennsylvania, usa
gangster
1970s
irish-american
male friendship
aging
family relationships
murder
organized crime
mafia
religion
sicilian mafia
nonlinear timeline
labor union
1950s
1960s
mob family
jimmy hoffa
voiceover
father daughter relationship
criminal as protagonist
killer as protagonist
detroit, michigan
war veteran
character study
