The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

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Title The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
First edition cover
First edition cover
Author Jimmy Breslin
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher Viking Press
Released 1969
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 249 pp
ISBN ISBN 0-09-102080-8
The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
Directed by James Goldstone
Produced by Robert Chartoff
Irwin Winkler
Written by Jimmy Breslin
Waldo Salt
Starring Jerry Orbach
Leigh Taylor-Young
Jo Van Fleet
Lionel Stander
Roz Kelly
Robert De Niro
Irving Selbst
Music by Dave Grusin
Cinematography Owen Roizman
Editing by Edward A. Biery
Release date(s) 1971
Running time 1 hr. 36 min.
Language English
IMDb profile

The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight is a novel written by Jimmy Breslin. A film of the same name was released in 1971, directed by James Goldstone. The novel is a roman à clef of the life of Joe Gallo whose fictional counterpart is played by Jerry Orbach in the film.

This Mafia Comedy tells of the member of an Italian cycling team (played by a young Robert De Niro) who gets lost in New York. He soon finds himself in trouble with the local mafia and so masquerades as a priest.

This film is one of Robert De Niro's earliest. Originally Al Pacino signed up to play the part of Mario Trantino, but this was later given to De Niro when Pacino was given the part of Michael Corleone in The Godfather.


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