State of Grace (1990 film)

State of Grace
State of Grace
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Phil Joanou
Written by	Dennis McIntyre
Produced by	Ned Dowd; Randy Ostrow; Ron Rotholz;
Starring	Sean Penn; Ed Harris; Gary Oldman; Robin Wright; John Turturro;
Cinematography	Jordan Cronenweth
Edited by	Claire Simpson
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Production; company	Cinehaus
Distributed by	Orion Pictures
Release date	September 14, 1990;
Running time	134 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,911,542

State of Grace is a 1990 American neo-noir^[1] crime drama film directed by Phil Joanou and starring Sean Penn, Ed Harris and Gary Oldman, also featuring Robin Wright, John Turturro, and John C. Reilly. Written by playwright Dennis McIntyre, the film was produced by Ned Dowd, Randy Ostrow, and Ron Rotholz, with a musical score by Ennio Morricone.

Although the film was not a box office success and its release overshadowed by that of the similarly-themed Goodfellas, it was received positively by most critics. Shot on location in New York City, the film was inspired by the real-life Hell's Kitchen gang, the Westies.

^ Alain Silver, ed. (28 November 1988). "Filmography of neo-noir". Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style. Elizabeth Ward (3rd ed.). Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press. p. 438. ISBN 0-87951-479-5.

[silvernoir-1] Alain Silver, ed. (28 November 1988). "Filmography of neo-noir". Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style. Elizabeth Ward (3rd ed.). Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press. p. 438. ISBN 0-87951-479-5.

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