Mafia film documented the enforcement efforts of Eliot Ness in bringing down Al Capone. The films of the 1990s produced several critically acclaimed mob films, many of which were loosely based on real crimes and their perpetrators. Many of these films featured long-time actors well known for their roles as mobsters such as Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Chazz Palminteri. The most notable from the decade was the 1990 film "Goodfellas", directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Ray Liotta as real-life associate of the Lucchese crime family Henry Hill. Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci also starred in the
The Irishman (2019 film) and Pacino appear up to 30 years younger at various points throughout the film. By August of that year, the cost had risen to as much as $175 million, the most expensive of Scorsese's career. The Irishman (2019 film) The Irishman is an upcoming American biographical crime film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Steven Zaillian, based on the book "I Heard You Paint Houses" by Charles Brandt. The film stars Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran, a labor union leader and alleged hitman for the Bufalino crime family, and Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa. Joe Pesci, Anna Paquin,