King of the Gypsies 45 years old

HIS time is here and he must carry on the tradition of ruling with vengeance!

King of the Gypsies

Zharko, leader of the Romanis in NYC, passes his position of leadership on to his unwilling grandson, Dave, leading to infighting between Dave and his father.

Credits

King of the Gypsies Cast

Name Character
Judd Hirsch He was 43, now 89 years old as Groffo
Susan Sarandon She was 32, now 78 years old as Rose
Annette O'Toole She was 26, now 72 years old as Sharon
Brooke Shields She was 13, now 59 years old as Tita
Eric Roberts He was 22, now 68 years old as Dave
Shelley Winters She was 58, 85 years old when she died as Queen Rachel
Sterling Hayden He was 62, 70 years old when he died as King Zharko Stepanowicz
Annie Potts She was 26, now 72 years old as Persa
Alice Drummond She was 50, 88 years old when she died as Zharko's Nurse
Michael V. Gazzo He was 55, 71 years old when he died as Spiro Giorgio
Stephen Mendillo He was 36, now 82 years old as Adolf
Linda Manz She was 17, now 63 years old as (uncredited)
Joe Zaloom as Rui Ilanovitch

King of the Gypsies Crew

Name Department
Scott Rudin as Casting. He was 20 (now 66) years old Production
Gene Callahan as Production Design. He was 19 (31) years old when He died Art
Federico De Laurentiis as Producer. Production
Joel Thurm as Casting. Production
Paul Hirsch as Editor. He was 33 (now 79) years old Editing
Sven Nykvist as Director of Photography. He was 56 (83) years old when He died Camera
Frank Pierson as Director. He was 53 (87) years old when He died Directing
Frank Pierson as Writer. He was 53 (87) years old when He died Writing
David Grisman as Original Music Composer. He was 33 (now 79) years old Sound
King of the Gypsies poster
King of the Gypsies (45 years)

HIS time is here and he must carry on the tradition of ruling with vengeance!

  • Release day: Wednesday, December 20, 1978
  • Runtime: 112 minutes