Read the story behind the beloved film - now available in Essential Modern Classics.

In Prohibition-era New York City, Fat Sam runs one of the most popular speakeasies in town - but his rival Dandy Dan is trying to shut him down. It's up to the baby-faced Bugsy Malone to save the day...

Packed with thrills and spills (and more than a few custard pies and splurge), this is a mobster story with a twist - the stars are kids!

This book is part of a book series called Essential Modern Classics .

This book has been graded for interest at 9+ years.

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Sir Alan Parker is a director, writer and producer. His feature films have won nineteen BAFTA awards, ten Golden Globes and ten Oscars. His films include `Bugsy Malone', `Midnight Express', `Mississippi Burning', `The Commitments', `Evita', `Fame' and `Angela's Ashes'. Sir Alan received the CBE in 1995 and a knighthood in 2002.