King of the Gypsies (film)

King of the Gypsies
King of the Gypsies
	Theatrical release poster by Sanford Kossin
Directed by	Frank Pierson
Written by	Peter Maas (book); Frank Pierson (screenplay);
Produced by	Dino De Laurentiis (executive producer); Federico De Laurentiis;
Starring	Eric Roberts; Sterling Hayden; Judd Hirsch; Shelley Winters; Susan Sarandon; Brooke Shields; Danielle Brisebois; Annette O'Toole; Annie Potts;
Cinematography	Sven Nykvist
Edited by	Paul Hirsch
Music by	David Grisman, Stephane Grappelli
Production; company	Dino De Laurentiis Company
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	December 20, 1978;
Running time	112 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$5–8 million
Box office	$7,325,177 (USA)

King of the Gypsies is a 1978 American drama film by Paramount Pictures starring Eric Roberts (in his film debut), Sterling Hayden, Shelley Winters, Susan Sarandon, Brooke Shields, Annette O'Toole and Judd Hirsch.

Originally planned to be directed by Peter Bogdanovich, the film was finally directed by Frank Pierson from a screenplay which he adapted from the 1975 book King of the Gypsies by Peter Maas. The book tells the story of Steve Tene and his Gypsy family.

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