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Goodfellas

Goodfellas (stylized as GoodFellas) is a 1990 American biographical gangster film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Nicholas Pileggi and Scorsese, and produced by Irwin Winkler. It is a film adaptation of Pileggi's 1985 nonfiction book Wiseguy.

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Based on
Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi
Box office
$47.1 million
Budget
$25 million
Cinematography
Michael Ballhaus
Country
United States
Directed by
Martin Scorsese

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related to Home media · 21
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related to Legacy · 16
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related to Lists · 16
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related to Post-production · 16
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related to Development · 15
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related to Accolades · 13
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related to Critical response · 13
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related to Theatrical · 6
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GoodfellasBased onWiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi1.00infobox
GoodfellasBox office$47.1 million1.00infobox
GoodfellasBudget$25 million1.00infobox
GoodfellasCinematographyMichael Ballhaus1.00infobox
GoodfellasCountryUnited States1.00infobox
GoodfellasDirected byMartin Scorsese1.00infobox
GoodfellasDistributed byWarner Bros.1.00infobox
GoodfellasEdited byThelma Schoonmaker1.00infobox
GoodfellasLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
GoodfellasProduced byIrwin Winkler1.00infobox
GoodfellasProduction companiesWarner Bros.1.00infobox
GoodfellasProduction companiesIrwin Winkler Productions1.00infobox
GoodfellasRelease datesSeptember 9, 1990 (1990-09-09) (Venice)1.00infobox
GoodfellasRelease datesSeptember 18, 1990 (1990-09-18) (United States)1.00infobox
GoodfellasRunning time146 minutes1.00infobox
GoodfellasScreenplay byNicholas Pileggi1.00infobox
GoodfellasScreenplay byMartin Scorsese1.00infobox
GoodfellasStarringRobert De Niro1.00infobox
GoodfellasStarringRay Liotta1.00infobox
GoodfellasStarringJoe Pesci1.00infobox
GoodfellasStarringLorraine Bracco1.00infobox
GoodfellasStarringPaul Sorvino1.00infobox
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