A 2019 American crime drama movie, The Irishman became a hit at the box office. The director and producer of this film is Martin Scorsese and the writer is Steven Zaillian. He had taken a break for about 3 years from his last direction ‘Silence’ and made this masterpiece. The film ‘The Irishman’ got a rating of 7.8 which clearly shows it is a massive hit. The running time of the movie is about 2019 minutes which is more than 3 hours.
The movie is an inspiration from the nonfiction book ‘I Heard You Paint Houses’ whose author is Charles Brandt. Due to its unique concept and storyline, ‘The Irishman’ was streamed at the 57th edition of the New York Film Festival. The first audience witnessed this movie on the 27th of September 2019 in New York. However, the release date of the movie in cinemas was the 1st of November 2019.
The star cast of this movie includes Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, and Ray Romano along with many other talented actors. The film is available to stream on Netflix. ‘The Irishman’ received several prestigious nominations. The movie went to the Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards also at the British Academy Film Awards for the brilliant performance of the actors.
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What is the Plot of the movie ‘The Irishman’?
The storyline of the movie ‘The Irishman’ revolves around a man who has a burden on his mind. The name of the man is Hitman Frank Sheeran. He learned to kill in Italy during World War II. He blames himself for certain things such as making contact with criminal families and also the disappearance of his best buddy.
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What are the Filming Locations for the movie ‘The Irishman’?
The movie ‘The Irishamn’ was a very high-budget movie. The production team of this movie chose different locations for almost every scene. The filmmakers declared that there were in total 117 different locations for the movie which was divided into 309 scenes. A large part of the shooting of the movie took place in New York City. While the rest of the scenes were shot in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Florida.
New York City
The shooting of ‘The Irishman’ was scheduled to begin in the November of 2017 but was preponed to September 2017. New York City is the hub of the film industry. It took the filmmakers around 108 days to wrap up the schedule in New York City. The pleasant weather of September till March in New York, and beautiful locations made it wholesome for the directors as well as the actors to shoot the movie.
Pennsylvania
The reasons for the filmmakers to choose Pennsylvania as the shooting location for their movies are numerous. The tax incentives provided to the production team, expertise, and talent of the people in Pennsylvania are unmatchable. Pennsylvania is gradually becoming the storehouse of producing many extraordinary movies.
Ohio
Ohio is the filming hub of many Christmas movies, documentaries, TV shows, and web series. The chilly weather of this state makes it the best-suited filming place for many movies and shows. After New York City, filming of many scenes of ‘The Irishman’ took place in Ohio.
Florida
The filming of ‘The Irishman’ took place in one of the most beautiful states in the United States of America. The buildings, lush green locations, and the amazing weather add to the beauty of this place. In case the directors want to put an aesthetic touch on their movies and TV shows, then Florida is their go-to filming location.
‘The Irishman’ is a package of brilliant acting, beautiful locations, and aesthetic picturization. The movie’s commendable performance led it to many nominations in the award ceremonies. If you are a crime genre fan, then this is one of the best movies to binge-watch on Netflix.
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