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6.4In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.
Released: 1997-08-27130 minDir: Bill DukeCrime, DramaBudget: $30.0MBox office: $23.5M
Cast
- Laurence Fishburne as Bumpy Johnson
- Tim Roth as Dutch Schultz
- Vanessa Williams as Francine Hughes
- Andy Garcia as Lucky Luciano
- Cicely Tyson as Stephanie St. Clair
- Chi McBride as Illinois Gordon
Themes
- gangster
- mobster
- 1930s
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- organized crime
- Director
- Bill Duke
- Screenwriter
- Chris Brancato
- Cast member
- Leonard Roberts
- Composer
- Elmer Bernstein
- Producer
- Frank Mancuso, Jr.
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Frank Tidy
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 125
- FilmAffinity ID
- 966998
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1997-08-27
- film editor
- Harry Keramidas
- title
- Hoodlum
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 43%
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