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| distributor = Anchor Bay Films | released = | runtime = 106 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $12 million〔 | gross = $1.19 million }} ''Kill the Irishman'' (alternatively known as ''Bulletproof Gangster'') is a 2011 American biographical crime film directed by Jonathan Hensleigh,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jonathan Hensleigh )〕 and starring Ray Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Christopher Walken, and Val Kilmer. Written by Hensleigh (along with Jeremy Walters), it is based on the life of Irish-American gangster Danny Greene, and was adapted from the book ''To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia'' by Rick Porrello. Before entering production, ''Kill the Irishman'' had a troubled development stage that lasted over a decade.〔 Production commenced in 2009,〔 with filming taking place in and around Detroit.〔 The film chronicles the rise and fall of Danny Greene. He worked as a longshoreman in the Cleveland docks, until being chosen to serve as interim president in 1961. In 1964, he was convicted of embezzling $11,500 of the union's funds.〔 After his conviction, Greene rose through the criminal underworld in Cleveland, and waged war on the Mafia for control of the city.〔 After many failed attempts, Greene was assassinated on October 6, 1977 by contract killer Ray Ferritto.〔("Cleveland Dismantling Organized Crime" ). ''The Dispatch'' (Lexington). July 26, 1982 (paper format). Retrieved March 7, 2015.〕 His death ultimately led to the demise of the Cleveland Mafia.〔 Released in the United States on March 11, 2011, ''Kill the Irishman'' premiered at the Landmark Sunshine Cinema in New York City. Most of the cast, including Stevenson and D’Onofrio, were in attendance.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kill The Irishman: New York Premiere - Arrivals )〕 Shondor Birns' niece was also present.〔 The film was met with mixed-positive reviews upon release,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kill the Irishman )〕 but some criticized the purported similarities to Martin Scorsese's ''Goodfellas''.〔Bumbray, Chris. ("REVIEW: KILL THE IRISHMAN" ), ''www.joblo.com'', 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2015.〕〔Tobias, Scott. ("Kill the Irishman" review ), ''www.avclub.com'', May 24, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2015.〕〔Abele, Robert (November 3, 2011). ("Movie Review: 'Kill the Irishman' ), ''Los Angeles Times''. Retrieved February 7, 2015.〕 ''Kill the Irishman'' grossed $1,188,194 at the domestic box office, against a production budget of $12 million.〔 ==Plot== In 1960, Danny Greene and his friends Billy McComber and Art Sneperger are ILA union workers at the Cleveland docks. Despite union rules, the workers are exploited by their boss, Jerry Merke. Sneperger owes a gambling debt to local Mafioso John Nardi and can't pay, so Greene offers to supply Nardi with goods stolen from the docks, thus covering the debt and making profits for themselves. Merke finds out, threatens Greene, demands a cut of Greene's profits and then sends an enforcer to kill him. Greene survives, beats up both the enforcer and Merke, and is elected union president. He improves the working conditions at the docks while continuing his dealings with Nardi. Greene's corruption is eventually exposed by the ''Plain Dealer'' newspaper. Cleveland Police Detective Joe Manditski, who grew up with Greene in the tough Collinwood neighborhood, has him arrested. Bankrupt and facing prison, Greene plea bargains to lesser charges in return for becoming an informant and being banned from the union for life. He is released, but is now unemployed, and is forced to move his unhappy wife and family to a bad neighborhood. Nardi gets him work as an enforcer for wealthy restauranteur and loan shark Alex "Shondor" Birns, and later helps pitch a deal to high-ranking Mafioso Jack Licavoli whereby Greene will persuade the city's garbage haulers to join a Mafia-controlled union. Greene and ex-boxer Keith Ritson intimidate many into joining, but Mike Frato refuses. Licavoli and Nardi pressure Greene to kill Frato, but Greene hesitates because Frato has ten children. Sneperger has returned to gambling, been caught stealing to cover his debts, and is about to turn police informant to save himself. Greene finds out and kills Sneperger by blowing up Frato’s car, meant as a warning to Frato. Frato assumes that Greene tried to kill him, and angrily shoots at Greene in a park. Greene returns fire, kills Frato, and is arrested for murder, but released after Frato's driver tells Manditski that Greene acted in self-defense. After this, Greene's wife leaves him, taking the children. Greene sees his elderly Irish neighbor, Grace O’Keefe, being evicted. Greene intervenes and pays her rent, and she gratefully gives him her father's gold Celtic cross pendant to wear for protection. Greene begins to use his money and connections to help other local people in need, earning the nickname "The Robin Hood of Collinwood". Greene wants to open his own restaurant, and asks Shondor Birns to help him. Birns arranges a $70,000 loan from the Gambinos, but Birns' courier buys cocaine with the money and gets arrested. Birns and Greene argue over which of them should pay back the money; when Greene refuses to pay, Birns hires a hitman to kill him. Greene narrowly escapes, and later kills Birns with a car bomb. After Cleveland Mafia boss John Scalish dies, both Nardi and Licavoli are considered for succession. Licavoli is chosen, and he decides to charge Greene 30% for doing business in Cleveland. Greene refuses to pay, so Licavoli places a contract on his life. Greene's house is blown up, but he survives. Nardi and Greene decide to take over Cleveland together, and start by organizing the demise of Licavoli’s associates, many of whom are blown up. Thirty-six bombings occur during summer 1976, drawing national news coverage and embarrassing Licavoli, who tries and fails multiple times to kill Greene. Licavoli is finally forced to accept New York mob boss Anthony Salerno's offer of help in killing Greene. Tired of the conflict, Greene wants to leave Cleveland and buy a ranch in Texas, but needs to raise $2 million. Greene and Nardi invite Salerno to invest in the ranch, but after they leave, Salerno tells his associates to hire professional hitman Ray Ferritto to kill them both. Nardi is killed in a car explosion, and McComber and Ritson are then killed. Manditski lets Greene know that a master killer is after him. After a dentist's appointment on October 6, 1977, Greene notices Ferritto driving by slowly, and accepts that he is about to die, giving his gold cross to an admiring boy. Ferritto detonates a bomb on the car next to Greene's, killing Greene instantly. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kill the Irishman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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