A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to Brooklyn over 30 years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Epic tale of a group of Jewish gangsters in New York, from childhood, through their glory years during prohibition, and their meeting again 35 years later.
Written by Andrew Welsh <andreww@bnr.ca>
Sergio Leone was contracted to deliver a film that would run for 2 hours and 45 minutes. His final cut was nearly 4 hours long. The American distributors reacted by excising an hour from the running time (though Leone's intended cut was seen in its entirety in Europe).
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Goofs
Anachronisms:
A 1950s New York housing project is visible when Bugsy shoots Dominic in the early 1920s.
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Quotes
[first lines]
[In 1933, two goons rudely question a young woman]
Beefy:
Where is he? Where's he hiding? Eve:
I don't know... I've been looking for him since yesterday.
[second goon slaps her harshly; she falls onto the bed]
Beefy:
I'm gonna ask you for the last time: Where is he? Eve:
I don't know... What are you gonna do to him?
[Two shots are heard]
Beefy:
[to his partner]
Stay here in case that rat shows up... See more »
Crazy Credits
For his cameo, Joey Faye is listed in the credits as playing the "adorable
old man."
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