Monday, March 7, 2011

Kill The Irishman: True Cleveland Gangster Story To Hit The Big Screen

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A film about Cleveland gangster Danny Greene will soon be hitting the big screen, reports Clint O' Conner in The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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The film has a good cast which includes Ray Stevenson as Danny Greene, along with Christopher Walken, Vincent D' Onofrio, Val Kilmer, Robert Davi, Paul Sorvino and Tony Lo Bianco.
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The film is based on Rick Porrello's book, To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia.
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You can read about the film via the below link:
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http://www.cleveland.com/moviebuff/index.ssf/2011/03/the_making_of_a_gangster_tale.html
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Greene was an Irish-American hood who waged a car-bombing battle with Cleveland's Cosa Nostra organized crime family. He was eventually killed in a car bomb himself.
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You can read about the true story behind the upcoming film in a Plain Dealer piece via the below link:
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http://www.cleveland.com/moviebuff/index.ssf/2011/03/danny_greene_legendary_clevela.html#incart_hbx
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The Plain Dealer staff also assembled the photos of the real people alongside the photos of the actors who will portray them in a piece called Real Life Vs. Reel Life.
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You can view the photos via the below link:
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http://www.cleveland.com/movies/index.ssf/2011/03/kill_the_irishman_cast_real_li.html

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