Country: USA
Year: 1978
Duration: 90'
Jimmy Fingers, an aspiring concert pianist, continues to practice a famous composition by Bach in preparation for an exam at Carnegie Hall. His father Ben and his friend Anita beg him to call in money owed him from illegal betting. Jimmy, unconvinced, does as his father requests, but doesn't feel up to challenging a rival boss. The musician falls in love with Carol, a prostitute, and receives threats from her pimp, Dreems. Jimmy fails the exam at Carnegie Hall and shortly thereafter learns that his father has been assassinated. In revenge, the young musician kills the gangster who ordered his father's death.
Biography
film director
James Toback
James Toback was born in 1946. He graduated from Harvard University and taught at the City College of New York. He worked as a reporter for magazines such as "Esquire", "Harpers", "Dissent", and "Commentary". In 1974 he debuted as a feature film screenwriter with The Gambler, directed by Karel Reisz. He won an Oscar nomination in 1991 for his screenplay for Bugsy, directed by Warren Beatty. His first film as a director was Fingers, starring Harvey Keitel. His documentary, The Big Bang, won him an Oscar in 1989.
FILMOGRAFIA
Fingers (Rapsodia per un killer, 1978), Love and Money (Per amore e per denaro, 1982), Exposed (Star's Lovers, 1983), The Pick-Up Artist (Ehi ci stai? , 1987), The Big Bang (doc., 1989), Two Girls and a Guy (1997), Black and White (id., 2000), Love in Paris (1999), Harvard Man (2001).
Cast
& Credits
Regia, soggetto e sceneggiatura: James Toback.
Director of photography: Michael Chapman.
Art director: Gene Rudolf.
Costume designer: Albert Wolsky.
Editor: Robert Lawrence.
Sound: John Fundus.
Cast and characters: Harvey Keitel (Jimmy Fingers), Tisa Farrow (Carol), Jim Brown (Dreems), Michael V. Gazzo (Ben), Marian Seldes (Ruth), Danny Aiello (Butch).
Production company: George Barrie per Brut Productions/ Fingers Production.
Italian distribution: Columbia Tristar, via Cantalupo in Sabina 29, 00191 Roma, Italia, tel. +39-06-330841, fax +39-06-33084251.
Director of photography: Michael Chapman.
Art director: Gene Rudolf.
Costume designer: Albert Wolsky.
Editor: Robert Lawrence.
Sound: John Fundus.
Cast and characters: Harvey Keitel (Jimmy Fingers), Tisa Farrow (Carol), Jim Brown (Dreems), Michael V. Gazzo (Ben), Marian Seldes (Ruth), Danny Aiello (Butch).
Production company: George Barrie per Brut Productions/ Fingers Production.
Italian distribution: Columbia Tristar, via Cantalupo in Sabina 29, 00191 Roma, Italia, tel. +39-06-330841, fax +39-06-33084251.