King of the Gypsies

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King of the Gypsies is a 1978 American drama film about the turbulent power struggles within a Romani crime family, adapted from Peter Maas’s book and noted for its gritty portrayal of modern gypsy life.

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King of the Gypsies canonical 2
King of the Gypsies (book) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American drama film
film
authorOfSourceWork Peter Maas
basedOn King of the Gypsies (book)
linked to: King of the Gypsies
castMember Annette O’Toole
linked to: Annette O'Toole

Annie Potts
Brooke Shields
Eric Roberts
Judd Hirsch
Michael V. Gazzo
Shelley Winters
Sterling Hayden
Susan Sarandon
cinematographyBy Bill Butler
colorProcess color
countryOfOrigin United States
director Frank Pierson
distributor Paramount Pictures
editedBy Robert C. Jones NERFINISHED
era New Hollywood era
linked to: New Hollywood
filmingTechnique live action
genre crime drama film
drama film
hasTheme cultural identity
family loyalty
organized crime
leadActor Eric Roberts
medium feature film
mpaaRating R
musicBy David Grusin
linked to: Dave Grusin
narrativeFocus power struggle
narrativeForm fictional narrative
notableFor gritty portrayal of modern gypsy life
originalLanguage English
producer Robert L. Rosen
productionCompany Paramount Pictures
publicationTypeOfSource non-fiction book
releaseDate 1978-09-27
releaseYear 1978
runtimeMinutes 112
screenDebutFor Eric Roberts
screenwriter Frank Pierson
setting New York City
subjectMatter Romani crime family
Romani people
linked to: Romani
targetAudience adult
timePeriodOfSetting 1970s

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Sterling Hayden notableWork King of the Gypsies
Eric Roberts notableWork King of the Gypsies
King of the Gypsies basedOn King of the Gypsies (book)
linked to: King of the Gypsies