🎬 Documentary, History

Paddy Whacked: The Irish Mob

2006 1h 30m Dir. Wayne Chesler

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Long before the Mafia, Murder Inc., and the African-American gangster, "Paddy" was plundering and pilfering the stars and stripes. Once called the "National Scourge", "The Shame of the Cities", and "The White Man's Burden", the Irish rose from hellish beginnings riddled with disease, vice, and death. The Potato Famine or "Ireland's Genocide" had wiped out a third of their population--America offered hope. They arrived in swarms, starving and destitute, with their notorious Celtic stubbornness and toughness. In a land where man had to fight for his piece of the pie and fight harder to keep it, "Paddy" was almost unbeatable. From the 19th century gang wars to the 20th century wars with the Italians, "Paddy" whacked their way to a mythical status. We trace the legacy of the Irish Mob, deeply rooted in the diabolical power trio of "Gangster, Politician, and Lawman" feeding and festering off one another.

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Year
2006
Runtime
1h 30m
Genre
Documentary, History
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Documentary 🎭 History 🎬 Wayne Chesler 👤 Stephen Beach
gangster gang ireland crime

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Paddy Whacked: The Irish Mob has a runtime of 1h 30m (1 hour and 30 minutes).
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