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Billy Bathgate is a 1991 crime drama directed by Robert Benton and based on the 1989 novel of the same name by E.L. Doctorow. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Steven Hill, Loren Dean, and Bruce Willis.
Synopsis[]
Set in the 1930s, it follows a young boy named Billy Bathgate as he enters the criminal underworld and falls under the command of famed gangster Dutch Schultz.
Cast[]
- Dustin Hoffman as Arthur "Dutch Schultz" Flegenheimer
- Nicole Kidman as Drew Preston
- Loren Dean as Billy "Bathgate" Behan
- Bruce Willis as Bo Weinberg
- Steven Hill as Otto Berman
- Stanley Tucci as Charlie "Lucky" Luciano
- Mike Starr as Jules "Big Julie" Martin
- Steve Buscemi as Irving Nitzberg
- John Costelloe as Bernard "Lulu" Rosenkrantz
- Billy Jaye as Mickey Marks
- Timothy Jerome as Dixie Davis
- Stephen Joyce as James Joseph Hines
- Robert F. Colesberry as Jack Kelly
- Frances Conroy as Mary Behan
- Moira Kelly as Becky
- Kevin Corrigan as Arnold
- Xander Berkeley as Harvey Preston
- Barry McGovern as Father McInerny
- Terry Loughlin as Mr. Chambers
- Paul Herman as Dutch's Thug
- Jack Mulcahy as Fire Inspector (uncredited)
- Katharine Houghton as Charlotte
Trivia[]
- The film faced numerous setbacks and changes due to director Robert Benton and Dustin Hoffman having numerous disagreements over the film.
- Author E.L. Doctorow had distanced himself from the movie due to its numerous deviations from his novel.
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