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Bugsy. Bugsy is a 1991 American biographical crime drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by James Toback. The film stars Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Elliott Gould, Bebe Neuwirth, and Joe Mantegna.
Dec 20, 1991 · Warren Beatty stars as Benjamin \"Bugsy\" Siegel, a New York gangster who dreamed of creating a glamorous casino in the desert. The film depicts his rise and fall, his love affair with Virginia Hill, and his conflicts with other mobsters.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Barry Levinson
- 1991-12-20
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (/ ˈ s iː ɡ əl /; February 28, 1906 – June 20, 1947) was an American mobster who was a driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip. Siegel was influential within the Jewish Mob , along with his childhood friend and fellow gangster Meyer Lansky , and he also held significant influence ...
New York mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (Warren Beatty) leaves New York City to dip into the glamour of Hollywood, Calif., and to build up syndicate gambling rackets. Bowled over by actress ...
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- Barry Levinson
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- Warren Beatty
- Siegel became a gangster as a teenager. Benjamin (Bugsy) Siegel with his attorney Jerry Giesler. Siegel was born into a family of Austro-Hungarian Jews who immigrated to the United States in 1903 and settled in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
- He hated his famous nickname. As a teen, Siegel’s violent temper and mercurial personality saw friends describe him as “crazy as a bedbug.” Many soon began calling him “Bugsy” or “Bugs,” but the young gangster loathed the nickname and supposedly threatened anyone who used it.
- Siegel was linked to several high-profile murders. Benjamin Bugsy Siegel talks to George Raft. Siegel’s criminal reputation is steeped in myth and legend, but there is evidence that he played a role in around a dozen killings during his rise in the 1920s and 30s.
- He was a friend of several Hollywood movie stars. In the mid-1930s, Siegel moved from New York to Los Angeles and set up a new criminal empire on the West Coast.
Jan 9, 2008 · The trailer of the 1991 biopic of gangster Bugsy Siegel, the genious behind the creation of Las Vegas.Starring:. Warren Beatty. Annette Bening. Harvey Keitel...
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Dec 20, 1991 · Warren Beatty stars as Benjamin \"Bugsy\" Siegel, the gangster who built the Flamingo casino in Las Vegas. The movie is a romance, a drama and a crime adventure, directed by Barry Levinson and written by James Toback.
