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The Pope of Greenwich Village

The Pope of Greenwich Village

Charlie and Paulie. Two dreamers fighting to get lucky.

19846.42h 1m

Overview

Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery gets them into serious trouble with the local Mafia boss and the corrupt New York City police department.

Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
Written by Vincent Patrick
Produced by Gene Kirkwood, Hawk Koch
Box OfficeBudget: $8.0MRevenue: $6.8M

Top Cast

Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

Paulie

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

Charlie

Daryl Hannah

Daryl Hannah

Diane

Geraldine Page

Geraldine Page

Mrs. Ritter

Kenneth McMillan

Kenneth McMillan

Barney

Tony Musante

Tony Musante

Pete

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Burns

Burt Young

Burt Young

Bed Bug Eddie

Jack Kehoe

Jack Kehoe

Bunky

Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco

Paulie's Father

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipbased on novel or bookmobstergreenwich village

About The Pope of Greenwich Village

The Pope of Greenwich Village is a action, comedy, crime film released in 1984 exploring themes of sibling relationship, based on novel or book, mobster, greenwich village. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg, it stars Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke, Daryl Hannah. Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery gets them into serious trouble with the local Mafia boss and the corrupt New York City police department.

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