Lorsqu’il sort de la prison de Sing-Sing en 1935, Ellsworth Bumpy Johnson (Laurence Fishburne) retrouve Harlem en émoi. Stéphanie St Clair (Cicely Tyson), qui régnait sur la loterie des nombres, est désormais en concurrence avec le redoutable roi de la bière du Bronx, Dutch Schultz (Tim Roth), qui veut s’implanter dans le quartier noir. C’est la guerre.


de Bill Duke, USA, 1997, 2h10, en anglais sous-titré français

avec Laurence Fishburne, Vanessa L. Williams.

Genres : film de Gangsters, film historique

Oscar (R) nominees* Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth and Andy Garcia set the screen ablaze in this riveting crime thriller exploding with spectacular gun battles and brutal action.
In 1930s’ New York, Bumpy Johnson (Fishburne) rules the Harlem numbers racket with a rare combination of honor, dignity and strength. But when savage gangster Dutch Schultz (Roth), threatens his reign witha series of bloody attacks, Bumpy knows that the only way to win is to play Dutch’s deadly game. Asa vicious war spins madly out of control, so does Bumpy’s personal life, and soon the mobster realizes that his only way out is to instigate a dangerous plan involving one of the most feared and powerful gangsters in history…mob chieftan Lucky Luciano (Garcia). Featuring outstanding supporting performances by Vanessa Williams and the legendary Cicely Tyson, Hoodlum is a thrilling, electrifying and suspense-filled adventure! *Fishburne: Actor, What’s Love Got to DoWith It (1993); Roth: Supporting Actor, Rob Roy (1995); Garcia: Supporting Actor, TheGodfather III (1990)

de Bill Duke, USA, 1997, 2h10, en anglais sous-titré français

with Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth Andy Garcia, Vanessa L. Williams.

Genre : Gangster film, historical film