The Grifters

Name: The Grifters
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1990
Duration: 110 min

United States • English • 1990 • 1h 50m

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Director

Stephen Frears

Crime Drama

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Synopsis

A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.

Lucy Liu
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Claire Danes
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Credits

Crew

DirectorStephen Frears

WriterDonald E. Westlake

CinematographerOliver Stapleton

ComposerElmer Bernstein

EditorMick Audsley

ProducerJim Painter, Robert A. Harris, Martin Scorsese

Cast

Anjelica Hustonas Lilly Dillon

John Cusackas Roy Dillon

Annette Bening

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