Released:
1997-08-27

Overview:
In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.

Director:
Bill Duke

Runtime:
2h 10min

Genre:
Crime, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Laurence Fishburne
  as
  Bumpy Johnson
• 
  Tim Roth
  as
  Dutch Schultz
• 
  Vanessa Williams
  as
  Francine Hughes
• 
  Andy Garcia
  as
  Lucky Luciano
• 
  Cicely Tyson
  as
  Stephanie St. Clair