Bugsy. 1991. Directed by Barry Levinson

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Bugsy. 1991. USA. Directed by Barry Levinson. Courtesy of Photofest

Bugsy. 1991. USA. Directed by Barry Levinson. Screenplay by James Tobak, based on the book by Dean Jennings. With Warren Beatty, Annette Benning, Harvey Keitel. 35mm. 136 min.

The desolate Nevada desert became a gambling mecca do to the ambitions of Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, who in the early 1940s took money entrusted to him by the East Coast mob and went to Las Vegas, a backwater where almost no one stopped. What Bugsy visualized was a desert oasis for gamblers, showgirls, entertainers, and risk-takers of all kinds. He fell in love with an ingénue named Virginia Hill, she inspired him to open the Flamingo Hotel, and the Las Vegas legend was born.

This film accompanies Modern Matinees: Barry Levinson.

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