By the Gun

By the Gun (2014)

Nick wanted to be a made man until he found a reason to get out.

A rising Boston gangster endangers those around him when he starts to make moves without the knowledge of his boss.

Date of release
2014-09-28
TMDB
4.2 / 10 (70)
Runtime
1h 45m
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director
James Mottern

Casting

Interesting facts

By the Gun is a 2014 American crime drama film directed by James Mottern and written by Emilio Mauro. The film stars Ben Barnes, Leighton Meester, Harvey Keitel, Kenny Wormald, Toby Jones, Paul Ben-Victor and Ritchie Coster. Barnes plays a low-level gangster who longs to become a made man, only to find that his life has become much more complicated once this happens.

Production

Emilio Mauro, the screenwriter said of the casting: "I specifically wrote it [the character] for Slaine. Harvey Keitel was an offer. We knew we needed one guy. We went after a bunch and we paid him. Everyone else worked for scale including Toby Jones. Mike Yebaa's in it. Kenny Wormald is in it. Jay Giannone is in it. I knew them all. I wrote Yebba's character for him too. Ben Barnes is gonna show people he can do more.

Principal photography began in late November 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts and lasted 15 days. Filming also took place in Providence, Rhode Island.

The production budget was about $3 million.

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