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Romeo Is Bleeding

Romeo Is Bleeding

The story of a cop who wanted it bad and got it worse.

19936.31h 40m

Overview

A corrupt cop gets in over his head when he tries to assassinate a beautiful Russian hit-woman.

Directed by Peter Medak
Written by Hilary Henkin
Produced by Paul Webster, Hilary Henkin
Box OfficeBudget: $11.5MRevenue: $3.3M

Top Cast

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Jack Grimaldi

Lena Olin

Lena Olin

Mona Demarkov

Annabella Sciorra

Annabella Sciorra

Natalie Grimaldi

Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lewis

Sheri

Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Don Falcone

David Proval

David Proval

Scully

Will Patton

Will Patton

Martie

Larry Joshua

Larry Joshua

Joey

James Cromwell

James Cromwell

Cage

W

Wallace Wood

Waiter

Themes & Keywords

sex addictionpolice operationmafia bossfemme fatalebad cophitwomanfemale assassinassassination plancorrupt copcorrupt police officialsrussian mobster

About Romeo Is Bleeding

Romeo Is Bleeding is a crime, drama, romance film released in 1993 exploring themes of sex addiction, police operation, mafia boss, femme fatale, bad cop, hitwoman. Directed by Peter Medak, it stars Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Annabella Sciorra. A corrupt cop gets in over his head when he tries to assassinate a beautiful Russian hit-woman.

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