Billy Bathgate

Based On the book by E. L. Doctorow

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.

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Release date:

1991

Director:

Robert Benton

Cast:

Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Steven Hill, Loren Dean

Genre:

Crime, Drama, Gangster

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1991 in adaptations