Nicholas Pileggi

Writing

Nicholas Pileggi

Born 1933-02-22 · New York City, New York, USA

Nicholas Pileggi (born February 22, 1933 in New York City, New York) is an Italian-American author and screenwriter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nicholas Pileggi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

Acting credits

Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master poster
8.1

Martin Scorsese is the unchallenged master of the cinematic quest for Italian-American identity. He has etched the cinematic image of the Sicilian mafiosi and the reality of America with incredible actors like DiCaprio and De Niro.

Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master

2024

Martin Scorsese Directs poster
9.0

Providing behind the scenes footage of the director on set with clips from his own films, Martin Scorsese Directs depicts to riveting effect the way Scorsese brings the written story to life on the big screen. Additional interviews with the likes of Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Thelma Schoonmaker, the director’s own parents, and others build a perception of Scorsese that not everybody knows.

Martin Scorsese Directs

1990

Scorsese's GoodFellas poster
8.3

In this produced by Brett Ratner new retrospective documentary we hear from cast members and additional participants include Harvey Keitel, Leonardo DiCaprio and Terence Winter, creator of Boardwalk Empire and screenwriter of The Wolf of Wall Street. The program gives us thoughts about Scorsese's approach to the material, casting, characters, and performances, costumes and period details, photography, music, and retrospective thoughts about the film. It is filled with memorable stories and observations from a wide array of commentators.

Scorsese's GoodFellas

2015

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' poster
6.0

A documentary that presents a brief yet detailed account on the making of Martin Scorsese's "GoodFellas" (1990), the successful film that redefined the mafia on the big screen. Featuring interviews with cast and crew and clips from the movie, this retrospective documentary reveals the behind-the-scenes experiences of what would turn out to be one of the greatest films ever made.

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

2004

Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films poster
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A documentary on the roles of women in gangster movies.

Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films

2006

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light poster
7.1

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing intimate peeks at its tough, scheming dames, mischievous misfits and flawed men - all caught in the wicked web of a twisted fate.

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

2006

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' poster
7.0

A documentary about the making of director Martin Scorsese's 1993 film adaptation of Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocence. It features a conversation between Scorsese and the star of the film, Daniel Day Lewis, as well as rare behind-the-scenes footage.

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

1993

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Documentary about American gangster movies.

Hollywood Gangster

2008

Making Casino poster
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A four-part making-of documentary about Scorcese’s 1995 Vegas crime epic Casino featured in physical media releases and split into sections on the Story, the Cast and Characters, the Look and After the Filming.

Making Casino

2007

Prohibition Opens the Floodgates poster
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Short documentary about prohibition and gangsters and how it affected the movies of the day.

Prohibition Opens the Floodgates

2006

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No synopsis available yet.

Gangsters: The Immigrant's Hero

2006

The Workaday Gangster poster
9.0

Deglamorizing the gangster myth with Martin Scorsese, Nicholas Pileggi, and the real Henry Hill. Produced for the “Goodfellas” DVD.

The Workaday Gangster

2004

History Alive: True Crime Authors - Casino with Nicholas Pileggi poster
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Author Nick Pileggi takes you on the journey of Vegas and the Mob

History Alive: True Crime Authors - Casino with Nicholas Pileggi

2003

Casino: The Story poster
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A documentary about the making of Martin Scorsese's Casino.

Casino: The Story

2005

GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors poster
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Documentary detailing the behind the scenes of GoodFellas.

GoodFellas: Behind Closed Doors

2020

Behind the camera

GoodFellas poster
8.5

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

GoodFellas

1990

Casino poster
8.0

In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

Casino

1995

City Hall poster
6.0

The accidental shooting of a boy in New York City leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.

City Hall

1996

The Alto Knights poster
6.2

Two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, vie for control of the city's streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a deadly collision course that will reshape the Mafia (and America) forever.

The Alto Knights

2025

Father Hood poster
5.8

Deadbeat dad kidnaps his kids from the bus to an abusive foster home and they go on a run. The cops are after them, they bicker constantly and his idea of a way out is grim, yet this dangerous ride might just turn them into a family.

Father Hood

1993

Kings of South Beach poster
4.9

This fact-based crime thriller details the downfall of Miami's hottest nightclub. Chris Troiano owns the trendiest nightclub in all of South Beach; a place where the line always winds down the block and only the most beautiful people make it past the velvet rope.

Kings of South Beach

2007

Kings of South Beach poster
4.9

This fact-based crime thriller details the downfall of Miami's hottest nightclub. Chris Troiano owns the trendiest nightclub in all of South Beach; a place where the line always winds down the block and only the most beautiful people make it past the velvet rope.

Kings of South Beach

2007

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Based on the true life story of Gregory Scarpa aka The Grim Reaper, top muscle man of the Colombo crime Family and secret FBI informant..

Scarpa

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A thriller set against the backdrops of New York and Shanghai

The Street

Loyalty & Betrayal: The Story of the American Mob poster
10.0

This historic documentary only aired once on July 25th 1994 on FOX. A special on organized crime as told by the people who lived it, as well as historical footage, newsreels and government surveillance tapes.

Loyalty & Betrayal: The Story of the American Mob

1994