The story of how Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel started Las Vegas.

BUGSY

1991

Bugsy is a 1991 biographical crime drama directed by Barry Levinson, and starring Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Sir Ben Kingsley, Elliott Gould, Bebe Neuwirth, and Joe Mantegna. It is based on the life of American mobster Bugsy Siegel and his relationship with his wife Virginia Hill.

Bugsy opened on December 20, 1991 to a generous response, with film critic Roger Ebert giving the film four of four stars.

It received ten Oscar nominations (including for Best Picture and Best Director) and won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama.

TRISTAR PICTURES・1991・DRAMA・FILM・CRIME

  • Barry Levinson

  • James Toback (Screenplay)

    Dean Jennings — Book, ‘We Only Kill Each Other: The Life and Bad Times of Bugsy Siegel’

  • Warren Beatty — Producer

    Mark Johnson — Producer

    Barry Levinson — Producer

    Charles Newirth — Co-Producer

  • Bugsy Siegel: Warren Beatty

    Virginia Hill: Annette Bening

    Mickey Cohen: Harvey Keitel

    Meyer Lansky: Ben Kingsley

    Harry Greenberg: Elliott Gould

    George: Joe Mantegna

    Countess di Frasso: Bebe Neuwirth

  • Ennio Morricone

  • Allen Daviau

  • Stu Linder

  • Ellen Chenoweth

  • Dennis Gassner

  • Leslie McDonald

  • Nancy Haigh

  • Albert Wolsky

  • Mulholland Productions in association with Baltimore Pictures

  • TriStar Pictures

Where to Watch

AWARDS

  • BAMBI AWARD

    FILM - INTERNATIONAL

    Ben Kingsley

    1994

  • ACADEMY AWARD

    BEST COSTUME DESIGN

    Albert Wolsky

    1992

  • ACADEMY AWARD

    BEST ART DIRECTION - SET DECORATION

    Nancy Haigh, Dennis Gassner

    1992

  • AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CINEMATOGRAPHERS AWARD

    OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CINEMATOGRAPHY IN THEATRICAL RELEASES

    Allen Daviau

    1992

  • GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD

    BEST MOTION PICTURE - DRAMA

    1992