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1995 film directed by Martin Scorsese

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"Casino" is a 1995 crime film directed by Martin Scorsese that depicts the inner workings of Las Vegas casinos and organized crime. The film is considered significant as a landmark example of Scorsese's filmmaking style and remains an influential portrayal of the casino industry and mob activity in American popular culture.

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In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

Released: 1995-11-22179 minDir: Martin ScorseseCrime, DramaBudget: $50.0MBox office: $116M

Cast

  • Robert De Niro as Sam "Ace" Rothstein
  • Sharon Stone as Ginger McKenna
  • Joe Pesci as Nicky Santoro
  • James Woods as Lester Diamond
  • Don Rickles as Billy Sherbert
  • Alan King as Andy Stone

Themes

  • drug abuse
  • casino
  • based on novel or book
  • poker
  • italian american
  • gambling
  • 1970s
  • fbi
  • pimp
  • greed

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Ratings

IMDb

8.2/10

613,907 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

79%

Metacritic

73/100

Year
1995
Runtime
178 min
Genres
Crime, Drama
Rated
R
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 11 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Duration
178
FilmAffinity ID
765048
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publication date
1995-11-22
title
Casino
review score
8.2/10
capital cost
50000000
box office
42512375
Commons category
Casino (1995 film)
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Casino is a 1995 epic gangster film directed by Martin Scorsese and adapted by Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi from the latter's nonfiction book Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas. It stars Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, Don Rickles, Kevin Pollak, Frank Vincent and James Woods. The film was the eighth collaboration between director Scorsese and De Niro.

Casino follows Sam "Ace" Rothstein (De Niro), a Jewish American gambling expert handicapper who is asked by the Chicago Outfit to oversee the day-to-day casino and hotel operations at the Tangiers Casino in Las Vegas. Other significant characters include Nicky Santoro (Pesci), a "made man" and childhood friend of Ace, and Ginger McKenna (Stone), a streetwise chip hustler whom Ace marries, and with whom he has a daughter. The film details Ace's operation of the casino, the difficulties he confronts in his job, the Mafia's involvement with the casino, and the gradual breakdown of his relationships and standing, as Las Vegas changes over the years.

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