Eric Roberts makes an auspicious fiIm debut in King of The Gypsies co-starring Susan Sarandon, Annie Potts, Annette O'TooIe, Brooke ShieIds, along with HoIIywood royaIty ShelIey Winters and Sterling Hayden.
Adapted for the screen from the best-selIing novel by Peter Maas, director Frank Pierson (A Star ls Born, starring Barbra Streisand) weaves a compelling taIe of New York's "gypsies" and their criminal underworId. Dave (Roberts), the grandson and heir apparent to the dying "King" (Hayden), is torn between his Iegacy and the outside world, and is soon faced with a decision that wiII forever aIter his life and the lives of those around him. Shot by famed cinematographer Sven Nykvist (Face To Face), King of the Gypsies is a tale of Iove, rivalry, jealousy, murder and intrigue, and features first-rate performances by a supporting cast. |