The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (film)
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| Directed by | James Goldstone |
| Produced by |
Robert Chartoff Irwin Winkler |
| Screenplay by | Waldo Salt |
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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight by Jimmy Breslin |
| Starring |
Jerry Orbach Leigh Taylor-Young Jo Van Fleet Burt Young Lionel Stander Robert De Niro Irving Selbst |
| Music by | Dave Grusin |
| Cinematography | Owen Roizman |
| Edited by | Edward A. Biery |
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| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight is a 1971 American Mafia comedy film directed by James Goldstone and written by Waldo Salt, based on the 1969 novel The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight by Jimmy Breslin, which in turn was based on the life of gangster Joe Gallo. The film stars Jerry Orbach, Leigh Taylor-Young, Jo Van Fleet, Lionel Stander, Robert De Niro and Irving Selbst. The film was released on December 22, 1971, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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