| Description |
1 videodisc (146 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround. |
| Language |
English or French (Dolby Surround Stereo) with optional English, French and Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Michael Ballhaus ; film editor, Thelma Schoonmaker. |
| Note |
Based on the book: Wiseguy / by Nicholas Pileggi. |
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DVD release of the 1990 motion picture. |
| Awards |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Pesci), 1991. |
| Summary |
Focuses on a group of men involved with organized crime while giving an inside look at the Mafia from 1955-80. Based on the life of mobster and FBI informant Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian New York kid who grows up idolizing the "wise guys" in his impoverished Brooklyn neighborhood. |
| Contents |
Side A. Part 1 of feature -- Side B. Part 2 of feature. |
| Note |
Special features: 2 commentaries: "Cast and crew" with Martin Scorsese, Ray Liotta, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino, Frank Vincent, co-screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi, producers Irwin Winkler and Barbara De Fina, cinematographer Michael Ballhaus and editor Thelma Schoonmaker; "Cop and crook" with Henry Hill and former FBI agent Edward McDonald; "Getting made" documentary with cast and crew; "Made men: the GoodFellas legacy" documentary with cast and crew; "The workaday gangster" documentary with cast and crew; "Paper is cheaper than film:" storyboard-to-screen comparisions; theatrical trailer. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, USA, 1991: Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Joe Pesci) |
| Subject |
Hill, Henry, 1943-2012 -- Drama.
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Criminals -- United States -- Biography -- Drama.
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Mafia -- United States -- Drama.
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Crime -- United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Gangster films.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Scorsese, Martin.
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Winkler, Irwin.
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De Niro, Robert.
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Liotta, Ray.
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Pesci, Joe.
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Bracco, Lorraine, 1955-
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Sorvino, Paul.
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Pileggi, Nicholas.
Wiseguy.
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Warner Bros.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Good fellas |
| ISBN |
0790729725 |
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9780790729725 |
| Standard No. |
085391203926 |
| Music No. |
12039 Warner Home Video |
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