Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese had started shooting the adaptation of the book "I killed Jimmy Hoffa" 12 years ago.

Director Martin Scorsese presented his new film "The Irishman" for the first time on the opening day of the New York Film Festival, an ambitious project that is due to the Netflix platform, more than a decade after its launch. .

Around 160 million dollars in budget, 117 different film locations, 309 distinct scenes, an exceptional cast, a 3h29 long film, it is one of the most ambitious productions of the New York director's career. , which counts a lot.

Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese began touring the adaptation of Charles Brandt's book "I Killed Jimmy Hoffa" (I Heard You Paint Houses) 12 years ago. "There were setbacks," commented Martin Scorsese modestly Friday at a round table after the screening. "We could not find the funds, there was no way, for years." "I'm glad we finally managed to do it because it took a long time," said Robert De Niro. "We were lucky to find people ready to put the money."

The Irishman will first be released in cinemas on November 1st in the United States

After the refusal of several studios, it took the financial strength of Netflix to give birth to "The Irishman", the nickname of Frank Sheeran, whose testimony is the frame of the book and film. The feature film will be released in a limited number of theaters November 1 in the United States, before being posted on Netflix November 27.

A former henchman, Frank Sheeran reports that he has killed more than 25 people on the orders of mafia boss Russell Bufalino and boss of the truck driver union, Jimmy Hoffa. To the specifications, the production has added a new technical process developed by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM, a company created by George Lucas) the "de-aging", which rejuvenates an actor or actress on screen.

Robert De Niro, 76 years old, was to play Frank Sheeran in 1955 at the age of 34. They "had to find a solution of rejuvenation that does not interfere with (the game) of Bob (De Niro), Joe (Pesci) and Al (Pacino)", explained Martin Scorsese, "that they do not have to talk to each other wearing helmets or tennis balls on their faces, they would not have done it. "