The Bookie & the Bruiser
The Bookie & the Bruiser Synopsis
In 1959 New York, a pensive Jewish fellow named Rivner befriends an oversized Italian-American tough named Boscolo from the Lower East Side. Both men served overseas during WWII and returned changed, no longer fitting inside the lives they'd left behind. Uninterested in taking orders from bosses or playing by the rules of polite society, the two friends partner up as a bookmaker and an enforcer and create an illicit gambling operation that proves to be very profitable, though risky, and their situation gets rather sticky when they find themselves stuck between a powerful Irish gang and the Mafia.
The Bookie & the Bruiser is a crime, thriller and drama film directed by S. Craig Zahler. It stars Vince Vaughn, Theo James, Fred Melamed and Patrick Schwarzenegger.
- Director:
- S. Craig Zahler
- Writers:
- S. Craig Zahler
- Producers:
- Dave Caplan, Anthony Katagas
- Cinematographer:
- Benji Bakshi
- Production:
- Keep Your Head Productions, C2 Motion Picture Group, Range Media Partners
- Status:
- Post Production
The Bookie & the Bruiser Cast & Crew
Main cast
Vince Vaughn
as Boscolo
Theo James
as Rivner
Fred Melamed
as Luca Cavicci
Patrick Schwarzenegger
as Augie / Bernard
Saul Rubinek
as Eli Hirschbaum
Paul Ben-Victor
as Generale Francesco Viscuzo
Rebecca Liddiard
as Carol
Hannah Galway
as Joan
Shawn Doyle
Robert Bazzocchi
as Tommy
Karen Cliche
as Vivian
Anthony Jhade
as Titus
Key crew
Directed by S. Craig Zahler, written by S. Craig Zahler, produced by Dave Caplan and Anthony Katagas.
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The main cast of The Bookie & the Bruiser includes Vince Vaughn, Theo James, Fred Melamed, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Saul Rubinek. The film was directed by S. Craig Zahler. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.