Billy Bathgate (film)

Billy Bathgate is a 1991 American biographical 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 were real people. The screenplay was adapted by British writer Tom Stoppard from E.L. Doctorow's 1989 novel of the same name. Doctorow distanced himself from the film for the extensive deviations from the book. It received negative reviews and was a box-office bomb, grossing a mere $15.5 million against its $48 million budget.

Billy Bathgate
Original Theatrical Poster
Directed byRobert Benton
Screenplay byTom Stoppard
Based onBilly Bathgate
by E.L. Doctorow
Produced byRobert F. Colesbury
Arlene Donovan
Starring
CinematographyNéstor Almendros
Edited byAlan Heim
David Ray
Robert M. Reitano
Music byMark Isham
Production
company
Touchstone Pictures
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • November 1, 1991 (1991-11-01)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$48 million
Box office$15.5 million
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