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A 1978 American drama film directed by Creator/FrankPierson, based on the nonfiction book of the same title by Creator/PeterMaas.

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A 1978 American crime drama film directed by Creator/FrankPierson, based on the nonfiction book of the same title by Creator/PeterMaas.
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A 1978 American film directed by Creator/FrankPierson, based on the nonfiction book of the same title by Creator/PeterMaas.

A group of UsefulNotes/{{Romani}} (gypsies) has to deal with the loss of their so-called king (Creator/SterlingHayden), who left the position of leadership to his grandson (Creator/EricRoberts), who is reluctant to take on the role. His father (Creator/JuddHirsch) is angry that he was passed on the role and tries to have his son killed out of resentment.

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A 1978 American drama film directed by Creator/FrankPierson, based on the nonfiction book of the same title by Creator/PeterMaas.

A In 1960s New York City, a group of UsefulNotes/{{Romani}} (gypsies) has to deal with the loss passing of their so-called king "king" Zharko Stepanowicz (Creator/SterlingHayden), who left the position of leadership to his grandson Dave (Creator/EricRoberts), who is who's reluctant to take on the role. His Dave's father (Creator/JuddHirsch) Groffo (Creator/JuddHirsch), meanwhile, is angry that he was passed on up for the role and tries to have his son killed out of resentment.
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A 1978 American drama film directed by Creator/FrankPierson Creator/FrankPierson, based on the nonfiction book of the same title by Creator/PeterMaas.



The movie was released on December 20, 1978.
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A 1978 American film directed by Creator/FrankPierson that has a group of UsefulNotes/{{Romani}} (gypsies) that deals with the loss of their so-called king (Creator/SterlingHayden), who left the position of leadership to his grandson (Creator/EricRoberts), who is reluctant to take on the role. It was based on the book, ''Literature/KingOfTheGypsies'' by Creator/PeterMaas.

His father (Creator/JuddHirsch) is angry that he was passed on the role and tries to have his son killed out of resentment.

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A 1978 American film directed by Creator/FrankPierson that has a based on the book of the same title by Creator/PeterMaas.

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group of UsefulNotes/{{Romani}} (gypsies) that deals has to deal with the loss of their so-called king (Creator/SterlingHayden), who left the position of leadership to his grandson (Creator/EricRoberts), who is reluctant to take on the role. It was based on the book, ''Literature/KingOfTheGypsies'' by Creator/PeterMaas.

His father (Creator/JuddHirsch) is angry that he was passed on the role and tries to have his son killed out of resentment.




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* TheBigApple: Takes place in 1960s New York.



* UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity: Takes place in 1960s New York.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Romani}}: The focus of the film about a turbulent group of Romani dealing with a transition to power from grandfather to grandson.

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* UsefulNotes/{{Romani}}: RoguishRomani: The focus of the film is about a turbulent group of Romani dealing with a transition to power from grandfather to grandson.grandson, in which a father tries to have his son killed because his father (the son's grandfather) bypassed him.
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* TheFilmOfTheBook: Of the before mentioned book by Maas.
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A 1978 American film directed by Creator/FrankPierson that has a group of UsefulNotes/{{Romani}} (gypsies) that deals with the loss of their so-called king (Creator/SterlingHayden), who left the position of leadership to his grandson (Creator/EricRoberts), who is reluctant to take on the role. It was based on the book, ''Literature/KingOfTheGypsies'' by Creator/PeterMaas.

His father (Creator/JuddHirsch) is angry that he was passed on the role and tries to have his son killed out of resentment.

The film also stars Creator/ShelleyWinters, Creator/SusanSarandon, Creator/BrookeShields, and Creator/AnnetteOToole.

The movie was released on December 20, 1978.

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* ArchnemesisDad: Groffo is this towards his son, Dave, out of resentment that he was passed on the leadership of their group.
* ReluctantRuler: Dave is unwilling on his part to take on the title "King of the Gypsies" from his grandfather but he eventually accepts it and prepares to take the group into the twentieth century.
* UsefulNotes/{{Romani}}: The focus of the film about a turbulent group of Romani dealing with a transition to power from grandfather to grandson.

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