4.7
“He Did What He Had to Do.”
Hoffa (1992)
December 25, 19922h 20mEN
6.3
357 votes
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.
Director
Danny DeVitoWriter
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Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Budget
$35.0M
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Jersey Films20th Century Fox
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7.0This 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…
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