Goodfellas

Goodfellas (stylized as GoodFellas) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a film adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese. The film follows the rise and fall of Lucchese crime family associates Henry Hill and his friends over a period from 1955 to 1980. Scorsese originally intended to direct Goodfellas before The Last Temptation of Christ, but when fu... More

Initial release date:

  • Sep 12, 1990

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 25 min

Produced by:

Also known as:

  • GoodFellas,
  • Mafiaveljet,
  • Quei bravi ragazzi,
  • Maffiabröder,
  • GoodFellas - Drei Jahrzehnte in der Mafia,
  • Tudo Bons Rapazes,
  • Mafiabrør,
  • Uno de los nuestros,
  • Buenos muchachos,
  • Chlopcy z ferajny,
  • Les affranchis,
  • Un dels nostres,
  • Good Fellas,
  • Mafiáni,
  • Dobri momci,
  • Wiseguy,
  • Siki dostlar,
  • Dobri fantje,
  • Os bons Companheiros,
  • Nagymeno"k,
  • Mafiabrødre,
  • Baieti buni,
  • Ta kala paidia

Film

Directed by

Martin Scorsese

Martin Charles Scorsese ( /skɔrˈsɛsɛ/; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation. He is...

Tagline:

  • Three Decades of Life in the Mafia.
  • Murderers come with smiles.
  • "I always wanted to be a gangster." - Henry Hill
  • Shooting people was `No big deal'.

Executive produced by:

Story by:

Cinematography:

Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 1990
  • Mar 26, 1997
  • Feb 24, 1998
  • Aug 17, 2004
  • Sep 30, 2003
  • May 15, 2007
  • Sep 19, 1990
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Casting director:

Production design by:

Art direction by:

Set Decoration by:

Costume design by:

Runtime:

  • 2 h 25 min
  • 2 h 28 min
  • 2 h 26 min
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Country of origin:

Notable filming locations:

Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 25,000,000

Soundtrack:

Film format:

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Awards

Academy Award for Actor in a Supporting Role Winners

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Film Nominees

AFI's 10 Top 10 Gangster Films of 2008

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Media

Adapted From

Wiseguy

Wiseguy (ISBN 0-671-44734-3) is a 1986 non-fiction book by crime reporter Nicholas Pileggi that chronicles the story of Mafia mobster-turned-informant Henry Hill. The book is the basis for the 1990 movie Goodfellas directed by Martin Scorsese. Hill began his life of crime at age 12 in 1955 by...

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