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Billy Bathgate

Billy Bathgate

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Billy Bathgate

"In 1935, a New York kid was looking for a hero. He found Dutch Schultz."

1991

1h 46m

5.8(245 votes)

Crime

Overview

In the year 1935, a teen named Billy Bathgate finds first love while becoming the protégé of fledgling gangster Dutch Schultz.

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Touchstone Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Loren Dean

Loren Dean

Billy Bathgate

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Dutch Schultz

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Drew Preston

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis

Bo Weinberg

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Irving

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Lucky Luciano

Steven Hill

Steven Hill

Otto Berman

Billy Jaye

Mickey

John Costelloe

John Costelloe

Lulu

Timothy Jerome

Timothy Jerome

Dixie Davis

Creative team

Directed by: Robert Benton
Written by: Tom Stoppard
Produced by: Robert F. Colesberry
Arlene Donovan

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