Fingers (1978) on Netflix
Jimmy Angelelli is a gifted pianist working toward a recital interview at Carnegie Hall, and he collects debts for his father Ben, an elderly illegal loan shark. He falls for Carol.
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Plot summary
Jimmy Angelelli, known as Fingers, grew up in a gangster family. His father Ben is an elderly illegal loan shark who wants his son to help him collect from people who default. Jimmy is an outstanding pianist with a musical career in mind, and he is pulled between music, his father's expectations, his sexuality and a troubled past. He is working toward a recital interview at Carnegie Hall. Meeting a woman named Carol makes it harder for him to concentrate, and a large debt he is sent to collect from a mafioso named Riccamonza pulls him further away from his practicing. His mother is a mentally disturbed pianist.
Cast
- Georgette Mosbacheras Anita (as Georgette Muir)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Fingers (1978)
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- Director James Toback said he originally wanted Robert de Niro to play the lead, but then decided to use de Niro's best friend Harvey Keitel.
