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Goodfellas

Goodfellas is a 1990 crime film starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Ray Liotta. The film was directed by Martin Scorsese and outlines the life and times of mobster Henry Hill. It's based on the book Wiseguy, written by Nicholas Pileggi.

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Drama
Crime
Release Date
September 19, 1990
Runtime
145 minutes
Director
Martin Scorsese
Writers
Martin Scorsese, Nicholas Pileggi
Producers
Barbara De Fina

Cast

GoodFellas chronicles the life of Henry Hill, a young Brooklynite with half-Irish, half-Sicilian heritage, as he rises through the ranks of a Mafia family. As he navigates the criminal underworld, he is mentored by seasoned gangster Jimmy Conway amidst the backdrop of organized crime in New York.

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