Benjamin Siegel. Bugsy is directed by Barry Levinson and written by James Toback. It stars Warren Beatty, Annette Benning, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Elliott Gould and Joe Mantegna. Music is by Ennio Morricone and cinematography by Allen Daviau. Film is a biography adaptation of Benjamin Bugsy Siegel, a notorious American mobster who rose to prominence in the 30s and 40s. Barry Levinson’s epic film didn’t…
Glamour was the disguise.
New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all strong-willed Virginia Hill detain him while his family wait back home. Then a trip to a run-down gambling joint at a spot in the desert known as Las Vegas gives him his big idea.
Top Cast
Warren Beatty
Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel
Annette Bening
Virginia Hill
Harvey Keitel
Mickey Cohen
Ben Kingsley
Meyer Lansky
Elliott Gould
Harry Greenberg
Joe Mantegna
George Raft
Bebe Neuwirth
Countess di Frasso
Bill Graham
Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Lewis van Bergen
Joe Adonis
Wendy Phillips
Esta Siegel
Richard C. Sarafian
Jack Dragna
Karen Russell
Dancer
Robert Beltran
Alejandro
Stefanie Mason
Millicent Siegel
Kimberly McCullough
Barbara Siegel
Andy Romano
Del Webb
Reviews
I just reviewed Reds, a movie where they managed to make John Reed boring and now I am reviewing Bugsy... a movie where they manage to make Bugsy Siegel boring. And honestly, like with Reds, Bugsy helped Luciano rise to power in what is one of the most interesting mafia stories in American history... which you really don't see here. In fact, it's hardly even mentioned. But... after Bugsy did that he built…
This is based, very loosely, on the real-life shenanigans of Benjamin Siegel - aka “Bugsy” (Warren Beatty) as he evolves from small time, womanising, brute to aspiring property developer in an embryonic Las Vegas just as the Hoover Dam was coming on-stream with copious amounts of cheap electricity. Along the way, he ditches his wife and children as he falls hook, line and sinker for would-be actress Virginia Hill…
FAQ about Bugsy
What is Bugsy about?
New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all strong-willed Virginia Hill detain him while…
When was Bugsy released?
Bugsy was released in 1991.
What genres does Bugsy belong to?
Bugsy is categorised as Crime, Drama, Mystery.
Who stars in Bugsy?
The cast of Bugsy includes Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Elliott Gould.