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Miller's Crossing
1990
An Irish gangster (Albert Finney) and his trusted lieutenant (Gabriel Byrne) and counselor find their domination of the town threatened by an ambitious Italian underboss (Jon Polito). Just as this threat erupts, the two sever their friendship when they realize that they love the same woman (Marcia Gay Harden). When one joins .. Read more
| Starring | Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro |
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| Director | Joel Coen |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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Miller's Crossing
An Irish gangster (Albert Finney) and his trusted lieutenant (Gabriel Byrne) and counselor find their domination of the town threatened by an ambitious Italian underboss (Jon Polito). Just as this threat erupts, the two sever their friendship when they realize that they love the same woman (Marcia Gay Harden). When one joins ranks with the enemy, a bloody gang war erupts. Violent and compelling work from the Coen brothers.
| Starring | Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Jon Polito, J.E. Freeman |
|---|---|
| Director | Joel Coen |
| Studio | 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 50 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 13 Oct 2003 Production year: 1990 |
| Format | DVD |
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The Coen brothers' sublime Prohibition-era gangster saga is a magnificent display of compelling acting, spellbinding storytelling and fine film-making. A dark-hued, richly operatic mood piece, with machine gun-fire dialogue and twisted meaty substance to spare, it focuses on the friendship between politician Albert Finney and Gabriel Byrne, the power behind his throne, and the bloody mob war that erupts when they fall in love with the same woman, Marcia Gay Harden, in a role Bette Davis would have killed for. The title refers to a lonely, leafy glade where somebody's murder will take place. Byrne is simply outstanding as the cool, calculating catalyst around whom the whole vivid spectacle revolves.
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Like Blood Simple and Raising Arizona, this works both as a crime thriller and as an ironic commentary on that genre.... read more on Time Out
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37 out of 38 people found this review helpful
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Whats the rumpus?
Every line of dialouge in this is a gem. Like Raymond Chandler lite this is gangster movie speak for serious movie buffs.
'The Hi Hat', 'Sheeney's', 'Sick Twists' and 'The Rumpus' are the slang of the hour.
Truely The Coen's are masters of genre. The sumptous look and death by chocolate rich words are more than enough to reccomend this movie but that Coen humour shines through in every moment.
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- SteveBent from Tring
- Posted 09 Apr 2007 16:09
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14 out of 16 people found this review helpful
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Not A Gangster Flick
Anyone expecting a run of the mill gangster flick should give this film a miss. Whilst it's focussed around the activities of such the film really focuses on the dilemmas that the characters face throughout.
If you do rent this I can recommend watching the interviews with Gabriel Byrne who sums up the film very well. A must watch for any film buff. -
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