Bugsy Malone

1976 film by Alan Parker
Movie film Q851611
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Summary

Bugsy Malone is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,775 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Alan Parker[3]
  • Screenwriter: Paul Williams[4], Alan Parker[5]
  • Composer: Paul Williams[6]
  • Genre: musical film[7], comedy film[8], crime film[9]
  • Cast member: Scott Baio[10], Florrie Dugger[11], Jodie Foster[12], John Cassisi[13], Martin Lev[14], Dexter Fletcher[15], Andrew Paul[16]
  • Producer: Alan Marshall[17], David Puttnam[18], Robert Stigwood[19]
  • Production company: Goodtimes Enterprises[20], RSO Records[21]
  • Director of photography: Peter Biziou[22], Michael Seresin[23]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Italian[24], English[25]
  • Commons category: Bugsy Malone[26]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[27]
  • Review score: 6.5/10[28], 79%[29]
  • Color: color[30]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[31], Australia[32]
  • Publication date: November 4, 1976[33], January 1, 1976[34], July 22, 1976[35], September 12, 1976[36], September 15, 1976[37], May 11, 1977[38]
  • Distributed by: The Rank Organisation[39], Netflix[40]
  • Narrative location: New York City[41]
  • Filming location: Pinewood Studios[42]
  • Main subject: organized crime[43]
  • Film editor: Gerry Hambling[44]
  • Described by source: The 200 films to see before you almost grow up[45]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Song Score[46]
  • Title: Bugsy Malone[47]
  • MPA film rating: G[48]
  • Different from: Bugzy Malone[49]

Why It Matters

Bugsy Malone has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 74256
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  2. 6w ago · Mullanur · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rars rating → 16+
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 2603
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  4. 7w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1920s, 20th century
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  5. 11w ago · Canley · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Movie", "BugsyMalone::973j3"]
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  6. 11w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 24463
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  7. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → The 200 films to see before you almost grow up
    Publication date → +1976-11-04T00:00:00Z, +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1976-07-22T00:00:00Z +3
    Screenwriter → Paul Williams, Alan Parker
    Duration → {'amount': '+93'}, {'amount': '+92'}
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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