"Crime, passion and lust for power."

1984

3h 49m

8.4(5725 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.

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Cast & Crew

83 members

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Robert De Niro

David 'Noodles' Aaronson

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James Woods

Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz

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Elizabeth McGovern

Deborah Gelly

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Treat Williams

James Conway O'Donnell

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Tuesday Weld

Carol

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Joe Pesci

Frankie Monaldi

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Burt Young

Joe

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James Hayden

Patrick 'Patsy' Goldberg

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William Forsythe

Philip 'Cockeye' Stein

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Larry Rapp

'Fat' Moe Gelly

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Amy Ryder

Peggy

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Scott Schutzman Tiler

Young Noodles

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Rusty Jacobs

Young Max / David Bailey

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Jennifer Connelly

Young Deborah

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Brian Bloom

Young Patsy

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Adrian Curran

Young Cockeye

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Mike Monetti

Young 'Fat' Moe Gelly

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Noah Moazezi

Dominic

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James Russo

Bugsy

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Darlanne Fluegel

Eve

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Danny Aiello

Police Chief Vincent Aiello

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Richard Bright

Chicken Joe

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Frank Gio

Beefy

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Ray Dittrich

Trigger

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Mario Brega

Mandy

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Julie Cohen

Young Peggy

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Richard Foronjy

Officer Whitey

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Olga Karlatos

Woman in the Puppet Theatre

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Clem Caserta

Al Capuano

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Frank Sisto

Fred Capuano

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Jerry Strivelli

Johnny Capuano

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Mike Gendel

Irving Gold

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Sandra Solberg

Friend of Young Deborah

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Margherita Pace

Young Deborah (Double)

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Paul Herman

Monkey

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Bruno Iannone

Thug

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Bruno Bilotta

Chinese Theater Spectator (uncredited)

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Angelo Florio

Willie the Ape

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Marcia Jean Kurtz

Max's Mother

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Gerard Murphy

Crowning

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Dutch Miller

Van Linden

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Robert Harper

Sharkey

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Karen Shallo

Mrs. Aiello

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Frankie Caserta

Bugsy's Gang

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Joey Marzella

Bugsy's Gang

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Marvin Scott

Interviewer

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Ann Neville

Girl in Coffin

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Joey Faye

Adorable Old Man

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Linda Ipanema

Nurse Thompson

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Tandy Cronyn

Reporter 1

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Richard Zobel

Reporter 2

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Baxter Harris

Reporter 3

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Arnon Milchan

Chauffeur

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Marty Licata

Cemetery Caretaker

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Estelle Harris

Peggy's Mother

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Gerritt Debeer

Drunk

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Alexander Godfrey

Newstand Man

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Cliff Cudney

Mounted Policeman

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Paul Farentino

2nd Mounted Policeman

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Bruce Bahrenburg

Sgt. P. Halloran

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Mort Freeman

Street Singer

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Massimo Liti

Young Macrò

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Jay Zeely

Foreman

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Salvatore Billa

One of Beefy's Thugs (uncredited)

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Scott Coffey

Bugsy's Gang (uncredited)

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Marco Stefanelli

Bugsy's Gang (uncredited)

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Matteo Cafiso

Boy in Park (uncredited)

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Nunzio Giuliani

Speakeasy Drum Player (uncredited)

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Nelson Camp

Newspaper Salesman (uncredited)

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Dario Iori

Speakeasy Banjo Player (uncredited)

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Ole Jorgensen

Speakeasy Percussionist (uncredited)

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Francesca Leone

David Bailey's Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Chuck Low

Deborah Gelly's Father (uncredited)

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Ron Nummi

Waiter (uncredited)

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Ryan Paris

Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

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Nicola Roberto

Speakeasy Trumpet Player (uncredited)

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Sound

Gianni Sanjust

Speakeasy Clarinet Player (uncredited)

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Alex Serra

Speakeasy Vocalist (uncredited)

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Susan Spafford

Nurse (uncredited)

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Mark Frazer

Pimp (uncredited)

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Maria Pia Monicelli

Prostitute (uncredited)

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Claudio Mancini

Syndacalist (uncredited)

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Rossana Canghiari

Speakeasy Patron (uncredited)

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