Miller's crossing [videorecording] / 20th Century Fox ; Circle Films presents a Ted and Jim Pedas, Ben Barenholtz, Bill Durkin production ; directed by Joel Coen ; produced by Ethan Coen ; written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen ; director of photography, Barry Sonnenfeld.
Gabriel Byrne (Tom Reagan), Marcia Gay Harden (Verna), John Turturro (Bernie Bernbaum), Jon Polito (Johnny Caspar), J.E. Freeman (Eddie Dane), Albert Finney (Leo), Mike Starr (Frankie), Al Mancini (Tic-Tac), Richard Woods (Mayor Dale Levander), Thomas Toner (O'Doole), Steve Buscemi (Mink), Mario Todisco (Clarence "Drop" Johnson), Olek Krupa (Tad), Michael Jeter (Adolph), Lanny Flaherty (Terry), Jeanette Kontomitras (Mrs. Caspar) ; featuring the voice of William Preston Robertson. Originally issued as a motion picture in 1990. Special features: Shooting Miller's crossing : a conversation with Barry Sonnenfeld; Interview soundbites with Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro; Theatrical trailers; Still gallery.
Summary:
Leo, a likeable Irish gangster boss, rules an Eastern city along with Tom, his trusted lieutenant and couselor. But just as their authority is challenged by an Italian underboss and his ruthless henchman, Leo and Tom fall for the same woman. Tom, caught in the jaws of a gangland power struggle, walks a deadly tightrope as he tries to control and manipulate its violent outcome.
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