Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.

Gabriel Byrne
as Tom Reagan

Marcia Gay Harden
as Verna

John Turturro
as Bernie Bernbaum

Jon Polito
as Johnny Caspar

J.E. Freeman
as Eddie Dane

Albert Finney
as Leo

Mike Starr
as Frankie

Al Mancini
as Tic-Tac

Steve Buscemi
as Mink

Richard Woods
as Mayor Dale Levander
John Chard
The answer my friend is a hat blowing in the wind. The Coen brothers craft a loving homage to gangster pictures of yore with splendid results. Essentially the plot has Gabriel Byrne as a good - bad guy caught between two rival gangster factions. It's a standard story line that is still providing ...
CinemaSerf
Gabriel Byrne is "Reagan", the enforcer for the pretty ruthless mob kingpin "Leo" (Albert Finney). He is caught in the middle of a battle between his boss and the man who would take his place "Caspar" (John Polito) over the antics of a rogue bookie "Bernie" (the scene-stealing John Turturro) who als...