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25/12/1992 Crime, History, Drama 2h 20m
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He Did What He Had to Do.

Overview

A portrait of union leader James R. Hoffa, as seen through the eyes of his friend, Bobby Ciaro. The film follows Hoffa through his countless battles with the RTA and President Roosevelt.

  1. Danny DeVito

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jack Nicholson

    James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa

  2. Danny DeVito

    Bobby Ciaro

  3. Armand Assante

    Carol D'Allesandro

  4. J.T. Walsh

    Frank Fitzsimmons

  5. John C. Reilly

    Pete Connelly

  6. Natalija Nogulich

    Jo Hoffa

  7. Kevin Crowley

    Reporter

  8. Robert Prosky

    Billy Flynn

  9. Kevin Anderson

    Robert F. Kennedy

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-08-26
This is quite an interesting postulation about the internecine politics of the USA in the 1960s. Centring on the rise of the hugely charismatic Teamster's Union leader Jimmy Hoffa (Jack Nicholson) whom, aided by sidekick "Ciaro" (Danny DeVito), is determined to build his union into a formidable political force using whatever means necessary. To that end he hooks up with the mob (Armand Assante) before coming up against an equally focussed Bobby Kennedy (Kevin Anderson) bent on sending him to jail. The extent to which much of the detail in this interpretation of their lives is true is anyone's ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$35,000,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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