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.

Laurence Fishburne
Bumpy Johnson

Tim Roth
Dutch Schultz

Vanessa Williams
Francine Hughes

Andy García
Lucky Luciano

Cicely Tyson
Stephanie St. Clair

Chi McBride
Illinois Gordon

Clarence Williams III
Bub Hewlett

Richard Bradford
Captain Foley
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Release Date
August 27, 1997
Runtime
2h 10m
Rating
R
Genres
Crime, Drama
Director