Eric Roberts makes an auspicious film debut in King of The Gypsies co-starring Susan Sarandon, Annie Potts, Annette O'TooIe, Brooke ShieIds, along with HoIIywood royalty ShelIey Winters and SterIing Hayden.
Adapted for the screen from the best-seIling noveI by Peter Maas, director Frank Pierson (A Star Is Born, starring Barbra Streisand) weaves a compelling tale of New York's "gypsies" and their criminal underworld. Dave (Roberts), the grandson and heir apparent to the dying "King" (Hayden), is torn between his legacy and the outside worId, and is soon faced with a decision that will forever alter his Iife and the Iives of those around him. Shot by famed cinematographer Sven Nykvist (Face To Face), King of the Gypsies is a taIe of Iove, rivalry, jeaIousy, murder and intrigue, and features first-rate performances by a supporting cast. |