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Bugsy
Sign in to saveBugsy is a 1991 American biographical crime drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by James Toback. Starring Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Elliott Gould, Bebe Neuwirth, and Joe Mantegna, the film is based on mobster Bugsy Siegel and his affair with starlet Virginia Hill.
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6.4New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all strong-willed Virginia Hill detain him while his family wait back home. Then a trip to a run-down gambling joint at a spot in the desert known as Las Vegas gives him his big idea.
Cast
- Warren Beatty as Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel
- Annette Bening as Virginia Hill
- Harvey Keitel as Mickey Cohen
- Ben Kingsley as Meyer Lansky
- Elliott Gould as Harry Greenberg
- Joe Mantegna as George Raft
Themes
- hotel
- casino
- hitman
- psychopath
- biography
- romance
- money
- mafia
- hollywood
- las vegas
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Bugsy
- Film.image
- Bugsy poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Barry Levinson
- Film.writer
- James Toback
- Film.music
- Ennio Morricone
- Film.cinematography
- Allen Daviau
- Film.editing
- Stu Linder
- Film.distributor
- TriStar Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 137 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $30 million
- Film.gross
- $49.1 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 130
- FilmAffinity ID
- 189062
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- publication date
- 1991-12-20
- title
- Bugsy
- review score
- 6.8/10
- capital cost
- 30000000
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Bugsy is a 1991 American biographical crime drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by James Toback. Starring Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Elliott Gould, Bebe Neuwirth, and Joe Mantegna, the film is based on mobster Bugsy Siegel and his affair with starlet Virginia Hill.
Bugsy was given a limited release by TriStar Pictures on December 13, 1991, followed by a theatrical wide release on December 20, 1991. It received generally positive reviews from critics. It received ten nominations at the 64th Academy Awards (including for Best Picture and Best Director) and won two: Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama.