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16 October 1992 (USA) moreTagline:
Murder. Scandal. Crime. No matter what he was shooting, "The Great Bernzini" never took sides he only took pictures... Except once. morePlot:
Story of a 1940s photographer who specializes in crime and in not getting involved... until this time. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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An unappreciated film moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Joe Pesci | ... | Leon Bernstein | |
| Richard Riehle | ... | Officer O'Brien | |
| Bryan Travis Smith | ... | Young Cop | |
| Max Brooks | ... | Teen at Thompson Street | |
| Richard Schiff | ... | Thompson Street Photographer | |
| Laura Cerón | ... | Puerto Rican Woman | |
| Chuck Gillespie | ... | Cop at Puerto Rican Tenement | |
| Christian Stolte | ... | Ambulance Attendant (as Christian Stolti) | |
| Jack Denbo | ... | Photo Editor | |
| Ellen McElduff | ... | Lonely Woman at Drugstore | |
| Marge Kotlisky | ... | Rineman's Receptionist | |
| Timothy Hendrickson | ... | Richard Rineman | |
| Del Close | ... | H.R. Rineman | |
| Henry Bolzon | ... | Cafe Society Photographer | |
| Jared Harris | ... | Danny the Doorman |
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Iceland:16 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Germany:12 | USA:R (MPAA #31925) | France:U | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15Fun Stuff
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The character of Bernzy was inspired by real-life photographer Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig, and some of Bernzy's photos are in fact Fellig's. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: Burnsey's 35mm camera is either an Exakta V or VX. Those models were introduced in 1950 and 1951, respectively, and would not have been available during the 1940's. moreSoundtrack:
You Can't Say No to a Soldier moreFAQ
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I was stunned by this movie when I saw it, because I'd never heard of it before and it was so excellent. Joe Pesci puts in possibly the best performance of his career, far different than many of his other roles (in other words, he doesn't play a little angry, cursing mobster). Another great actor, Barbara Hershey, also puts in a great performance. The film is directed with subtle but powerful artistry. There are actually themes in this movie! Metaphors! Basically, it's just plain great, but of course totally overlooked because it's not your typical overdone Hollywood film. My favorite scenes are these: the part in the middle of the gun battle when Pesci's character gets a gun pointed at his head, but can only respond by lifting up his camera and taking a picture, and the very final scene when Pesci's buddy tries to turn off his police scanner and he says, "You can't turn it off." A great film.