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Glamour was the disguise. - Bugsy
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Title: Bugsy

Release Date: 10 Dec 1991

Runtime: 2h 14m

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Director: TriStar Pictures, Mulholland Productions, Baltimore Pictures

Production Companies: TriStar Pictures, Mulholland Productions, Baltimore Pictures

Overview: New 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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.4 (391 votes)

Cast

  • Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel: Warren Beatty
  • Virginia Hill: Annette Bening
  • Mickey Cohen: Harvey Keitel
  • Meyer Lansky: Ben Kingsley
  • Harry Greenberg: Elliott Gould
  • George Raft: Joe Mantegna
  • Countess di Frasso: Bebe Neuwirth
  • Charles "Lucky" Luciano: Bill Graham
  • Joe Adonis: Lewis van Bergen
  • Esta Siegel: Wendy Phillips
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