Bugsy 1991

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 130 min

genre: crime

theme: biographical

director: Barry Levinson

Score: 6 / 10

Bugsy is a 1991 American biographical crime drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by James Toback. The film stars Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Elliott Gould, Bebe Neuwirth, and Joe Mantegna. It is based on the life of American mobster Bugsy Siegel and his relationship with wife and starlet Virginia Hill.

Plot

In 1941, gangster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, who had partnered in crime since childhood with Meyer Lansky and Charlie Luciano, goes to Los Angeles and instantly falls in love with Virginia Hill, a tough-talking Hollywood starlet. The two meet for the first time when Bugsy visits actor George Raft on the set of Manpower. He buys a house in Beverly Hills, planning to stay there while his wife and two daughters remain in Scarsdale, New York.

Awards

Cast

More details

author	James Toback
award	Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Production Design National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
contentLocation	Los Angeles
director	Barry Levinson
editor	Stu Linder
events	gambling organized crime
genre	crime drama
keywords	arrest benjamin bugsy siegel betray betting parlor beverly hills bugsy siegel cab driver charlie luciano crime family first time flamingo las vegas hotel casino force gamble gene krupa george raft harry greenberg hollywood hollywood star jack dragna kill las vegas las vegas valley los angeles crime family luxury hotel manpower meyer lansky mickey cohen missing money nevada new york city opening night out of control plan virginia hill
musicBy	Ennio Morricone
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Costume Design Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Production Design Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
producer	Barry Levinson Mark Johnson Warren Beatty
productionCompany	Baltimore Pictures Mulholland Productions
publisher	TriStar Pictures
recordedAt	California
theme	biographical biographical drama gangster mafia