Kill the Irishman takes inspiration from real life events and is based on Rick Porello's book, To Kill The Irishman: The War That Crippled The Mafia. The movie recounts the gory incidents that preceded and followed the mobster war, leading to the rise of Danny Greene.
The movie portrays the coming together of Danny Greene and John Gordi, who was also a gangster. Danny Greene is hailed as the man who wreaked havoc on the mafia world of U.S. leading to the crumbling down of the intricate crime syndicate. Danny’s journey from a simple mobster to someone who held his own sway over the mafia is definitely one to watch out for. Danny waged a lone war against the Italian mafia that ruled the roost in those days. He emerged as a man of immense power who destroyed anyone who dared to cross his path. An endless pursuit of power forms the crux of Kill The Irishman. Danny, who began as a thug in the streets of Cleveland during the 1970s, reached the zenith of powers as he readily took to a racy life, adorned with power and thrills.
He soon took the reins of the mafia in his own hands. Danny Greene rose up to be hailed as a man feared by the mobs, the ones he worked for, to begin with. His fearlessness and a knack of eluding anyone who pursued him made him a notorious name in the history of mafia wars. Kill the Irishman retells his stunning story in an amazingly realistic manner.