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Bugsy

Bugsy

Glamour was the disguise.

19916.32h 16m

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.

Directed by Barry Levinson
Written by Dean Jennings, James Toback
Produced by Warren Beatty, Barry Levinson, Mark Johnson
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $49.1M

Top Cast

Warren Beatty

Warren Beatty

Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel

Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Virginia Hill

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Mickey Cohen

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Meyer Lansky

Elliott Gould

Elliott Gould

Harry Greenberg

Joe Mantegna

Joe Mantegna

George Raft

Bebe Neuwirth

Bebe Neuwirth

Countess di Frasso

B

Bill Graham

Charles "Lucky" Luciano

Lewis van Bergen

Lewis van Bergen

Joe Adonis

Wendy Phillips

Wendy Phillips

Esta Siegel

Themes & Keywords

hotelcasinohitmanpsychopathbiographyromancemoneymafiahollywoodlas vegashoodlum1940s

About Bugsy

Bugsy is a crime, drama, mystery film released in 1991 exploring themes of hotel, casino, hitman, psychopath, biography, romance. Directed by Barry Levinson, it stars Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel. 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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