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The Pope of Greenwich Village is a american film of genre Drama directed by Michael Cimino released in USA on 22 june 1984 with Mickey Rourke
The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984)
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Add to a movie listThe Pope of Greenwich Village is a 1984 American crime black comedy film directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring Mickey Rourke, Eric Roberts, Daryl Hannah, Geraldine Page, Kenneth McMillan and Burt Young. Page earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her two-scene role. The film was adapted by screenwriter Vincent Patrick from his novel of the same name.
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In an Italian neighborhood of Greenwich Village, cousins Charlie (Rourke), a maître d' with aspirations of someday owning his own restaurant, and Paulie (Roberts), a schemer who works as a waiter, have expensive tastes but not much money. Paulie gets caught skimming checks, and he and Charlie are both fired. Now out of work and in debt, Charlie must find another way to pay his alimony, support his pregnant girlfriend Diane (Hannah), and try to buy a restaurant.Actors
Mickey Rourke
(Charlie)
Eric Roberts
(Paulie)
Daryl Hannah
(Diane)
Geraldine Page
(Mrs. Ritter)
Kenneth McMillan
(Barney)
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