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Goodfellas
Director:
Martin Scorsese
(Dir)
Release Date:
1990
Premiere Information:
New York and Los Angeles openings: 19 Sep 1990
Duration (in mins):
146
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Cast:
Robert De Niro
(James Conway)
Ray Liotta
(Henry Hill)
Joe Pesci
(Tommy DeVito)
Lorraine Bracco
(Karen Hill)
Paul Sorvino
(Paul Cicero)
Production Company:
Irwin Winkler Productions
Warner Bros., Inc.
(Time-Warner, Inc.)
Production Text:
A Martin Scorsese Film
Distribution Company:
Warner Bros., Inc.
(Time-Warner, Inc.)
Director:
Martin Scorsese
(Dir)
Producer:
Irwin Winkler
(Prod)
Writer:
Nicholas Pileggi
(Scr)
Martin Scorsese
(Scr)
Photography:
Michael Ballhaus
(Dir of photog)
Art Direction:
Kristi Zea
(Prod des)
Film Editor:
Thelma Schoonmaker
(Film ed)
MPAA Rating:
R
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Music:
Songs:
Source Text:
Based on the novel
Wiseguy
by Nicholas Pileggi (New York, 1985).
Authors:
Nicholas Pileggi
Copyright Claimant
Copyright Date
Copyright Number
Warner Bros., Inc.
19/9/1990
dd/mm/yyyy
PA478125
PCA NO:
30613
Physical Properties:
Sd:
Dolby Stereo in selected theatres
col:
Technicolor
Genre:
Drama
Sub-Genre:
Gangster
Note:
Goodfellas
was ranked 92nd on AFI's 2007 100 Years…100 Movies--10th Anniversary Edition list of the greatest American films, up from the 94th position it held on AFI's 1997 list.
Bibliographic Sources:
Date
Page
Los Angeles Times
19 Sep 1990
Calendar, p. 1.
New York Times
19 Sep 1990
p. 11.
Variety
10 Sep 1990
p. 56.
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