The Irishman (2019) Movie poster and book cover compared.

The Irishman

Martin Scorsese, 2019

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I Heard You Paint Houses
Charles Brandt, 2004

The Irishman is a movie directed by Martin Scorsese in 2019 and based on the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt, first published in 2004. The movie features Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, and others.

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RATING

7.9

/ 10

Movie Poster: The Irishman (Martin Scorsese, 2019)

8.1

/ 10

Book Cover: I Heard You Paint Houses (Charles Brandt, 2004)

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AUDIOBOOK

Audiobook cover of I Heard You Paint Houses, the 2004 book by Charles Brandt.

I Heard You Paint Houses

Read by: Scott Brick

Storyline

In a nursing home in his wheelchair, Frank Sheeran, an elderly World War II veteran, recounts his time as a hitman for a crime syndicate. Soon, Russell introduces Sheeran to Jimmy Hoffa, head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, who has financial ties with the Northeastern Pennsylvania crime family and is struggling to deal with fellow rising Teamster Anthony Tony Pro Provenzano, as well as mounting pressure from the federal government.

Movie vs Book

Poster of The Irishman, the 2019 movie by Martin Scorsese

Year

2019

Minutes

209

Movie Rate

7.90

Source: IMDb

Movie

The Irishman

Country: USA

Year: 2019

Length: 3h29m

Cover of I Heard You Paint Houses, the 2004 book by Charles Brandt

Year

2004

Pages

320

Book Rate

8.16

S: Goodreads

Book

I Heard You Paint Houses

Subtitle: Frank 'The Irishman' Sheeran and closing the case on Jimmy Hoffa

Country: USA

First published in: 2004

Length: 320 pages

Genre: Biography

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Poster of The Irishman, the 2019 movie by Martin Scorsese

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9 votes

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Cover of I Heard You Paint Houses, the 2004 book by Charles Brandt

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