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Hoffa is a american film of genre Drama directed by Danny DeVito released in USA on 25 december 1992 with Jack Nicholson
Hoffa (1992)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 25 december 1992
Length 2h20
Directed by Danny DeVito
OriginUSA
Themes Mafia films, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Trucker films, L'Outfit de Chicago, Political films, Road movies, Children's films, Gangster films
Rating65%
Hoffa is a 1992 French-American biographical film directed by Danny DeVito and written by David Mamet, based on the life of Teamsters Union leader Jimmy Hoffa. Most of the story is told in flashbacks before ending with a version of Hoffa's mysterious disappearance. Jack Nicholson plays Hoffa, and DeVito plays Hoffa's fictional longtime friend Robert "Bobby" Ciaro, an amalgamation of several Hoffa associates over the years.
The film also stars John C. Reilly, Robert Prosky, Kevin Anderson, Armand Assante, and J. T. Walsh. The original music score is by David Newman.
Synopsis
Jimmy Hoffa and Bobby Ciaro are impatiently waiting in the parking lot of a roadhouse diner on July 30,1975. Others are late for a meeting. Asked if he wants to leave, Hoffa gives Ciaro a scornful glance. The first flashback to 1935 then occurs:Actors
Jack Nicholson
(James R. 'Jimmy' Hoffa)
Danny DeVito
(Bobby Ciaro)
Armand Assante
(Carol D'Allesandro)
J. T. Walsh
(Frank Fitzsimmons)
John C. Reilly
(Pete Connelly)
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