Billy Bathgate

You scavenge the Bronx in 1935 when a reckless boy drifts into the orbit of Dutch Schultz’s violent charity. Then love and bullets collide. Benton frames the spectacle with autumn light and moral rot.

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Robert Benton directed Billy Bathgate in 1991. See Robert Benton's full filmography, where to start with Robert Benton, or where to go after you've seen everything by Robert Benton.

Billy Bathgate was released in 1991 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 106 minutes.