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Overview

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6.8/10   9,437 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Dean Jennings (book) (research source)
James Toback (written by)
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Release Date:
20 December 1991 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Glamour Was The Disguise.
Plot:
The story of how Bugsy Siegel started Las Vegas. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 20 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(27 articles)
Las Vegas: where celluloid dreams meet the Mirage
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 10 December 2009, 7:14 AM, PST)

Uncanny Birthday Suits
 (From FilmExperience. 23 November 2009, 7:30 AM, PST)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Warren Beatty ... Bugsy Siegel

Annette Bening ... Virginia Hill

Harvey Keitel ... Mickey Cohen

Ben Kingsley ... Meyer Lansky

Elliott Gould ... Harry Greenberg

Joe Mantegna ... George
Richard C. Sarafian ... Jack Dragna (as Richard Sarafian)

Bebe Neuwirth ... Countess di Frasso
Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi ... Count di Frasso

Wendy Phillips ... Esta Siegel
Stefanie Mason ... Millicent Siegel

Kimberly McCullough ... Barbara Siegel
Andy Romano ... Del Webb
Robert Beltran ... Alejandro
Bill Graham ... Charlie Luciano
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for violence, language and sensuality.
Runtime:
136 min | USA:149 min (extended edition)
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.37 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The movie that George Raft (Joe Mantegna) is making while Siegel visits him on the set is Manpower (1941) which co-starred Edward G. Robinson. The scene being filmed where Raft gets into a bar fight and hands a broken chair to an actress (Virginia Hill (Annette Bening in Bugsy (1991)) really does appear in the actual film. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Harry Greenberg was in fact murdered in November 1939, not in 1945 as depicted in this film. more
Quotes:
"Bugsy" Siegel: Everybody deserves a fresh start every once in a while. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in 1992 MTV Movie Awards (1992) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
THERE I'VE SAID IT AGAIN! more

FAQ

What are the differences between the theatrical version and the Extended Cut?
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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Beauty with a Capital B, 9 June 2000
Author: waldorfsalad from California

A big elegant movie, beautiful in every sense of the word, a fascinating story of the man who created Las Vegas and Warren Beatty is perfect in this movie. If you're not a huge fan of his, as I am not, you'll still appreciate the great talents of this star who is not necessarily known for his acting prowess. He is a joy to watch with the gorgeous Annette Bening Beatty. They have a great chemistry and all the actors involved were fantastic, there were many oscar nominations for all aspects of this film, acting, costumes, best film, best director, but when I saw that that Elliott Gould was not nominated for his wonderfully moving performance as Harry Greenberg, I was very surprised. Maybe it was just too small of a role. But it's a movie to be savoured and worth seeing on DVD, if anything just to appreciate the stunning photography.

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