King of the Gypsies
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: December 20, 1978 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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1
Mixed:
4
Negative:
2
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TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Although this film suffered from some miscasting--especially the choice of Shields, whose performance is more than mildly distressing--King of the Gypsies offers an often fascinating look at gypsy culture in America. Read full review
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Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Half the film passes while Pierson fumbles with the exposition—setting up an intricate internecine war for control of a Gypsy clan—and then he fumbles the action. Pointless, messy, rambling; no atmosphere and no energy. Read full review
40
The New York TimesVincent Canby
Frank Pierson has written and directed a melodrama about three generations of gypsies that is all color and no substance. Read full review
40
NewsweekDavid Ansen
When they are all brought together in one of the movie's many badly staged group scenes, King of the Gypsies hilariously resembles nothing so much as a Hollywood costume party. [28 Dec 1978, p.86]
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