- DIRECTOR
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- Robert Benton
- WRITERS
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- E.L. Doctorow
- Tom Stoppard
- STUDIOS
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- Production Companies
- Touchstone Pictures
- Touchwood Pacific Partners 1
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Based loosely on the organized crime syndicates of the 20's and 30's, Billy Bathgate is the story of a young man's rise from gopher to right hand man in Dutch Schultz' gang. Having been impressed by the youth, Schultz takes him under his wing so to speak. Billy soon finds himself in a world where wealth and fortune live next door to danger and death. —Michael Silva organized crimegangstergreat depressionwaterfalllake148 morePlot summaryAdd synopsisTaglinesA seductive look at a notorious gangster's dazzling and decadent empire about to crumble.GenresCrimeDramaThrillerMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)Rated R for some gangster violence, and for languageParents guide
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