Bugsy (1991)

Directed by

Barry Levinson

Genre

drama film, biographical film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 452 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a biographical crime drama about real-life mobster Bugsy Siegel. It follows his rise in organized crime and his romance with a Hollywood starlet as he dreams of building a casino in the desert.

glamorousdramaticambitiousdangerousromanticfast-pacedstylishtense

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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