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Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

A Bronx Tale
1993
****
Director: Robert De Niro
Cast: Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, Lillo Brancato, Francis Capra

In the 1960s a young man looks up to the local mob boss, which doesn't please his hard working father. Robert De Niro's directorial debut takes its time to get going, but it turns out to be a charming, captivating and well-acted story about growing up in the Bronx. Chazz Palminteri, who plays the gangster, wrote the play the film is based on.