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Billy Bathgate (1991)
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Loren Dean, Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Bruce Willis
Runtime106 min
Rating15
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In the year 1935, a teen named Billy Bathgate finds first love while becoming the protégé of fledgling gangster Dutch Schultz.
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Billy Bathgate, the 1991 crime drama directed by Robert Benton, offers a captivating exploration of a young man's journey into the world of organized crime. Featuring standout performances from Dustin Hoffman and Nicole Kidman, this film blends gritty realism with a coming-of-age narrative, providing a unique and compelling cinematic experience for fans of crime dramas and character-driven stories.
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Billy Bathgate is a 1991 American gangster film directed by Robert Benton, starring Loren Dean as the title character and Dustin Hoffman as real-life gangster Dutch Schultz. The film co-stars Nicole Kidman, Steven Hill, Steve Buscemi and Bruce Willis. Although Billy is a fictional character, at least four of the other characters in the film are real people. The screenplay was adapted by British writer Tom Stoppard from E.L. Doctorow's 1989 novel of the same name. Doctorow distanced himself from the film for the extensive deviations from the book. It received negative reviews and was a box-office bomb, only grossing $15.5 million against its $48 million budget.
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