Bugsy

"Glamour was the disguise."

Dec 20 1991 R 2h 16m
Biography, Crime, Drama

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.

Plot

New York gangster Ben Bugsy Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womaniser 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.

Written by

James Toback, Dean Jennings

Directed by

Barry Levinson

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

TriStar Pictures, Baltimore Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 12 wins & 41 nominations total

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31,870
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6.8 out of 10
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80
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