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Copyright (c) 1995 Universal Pictures |
A Universal Pictures Production.
Director: Martin Scorsese. Screenplay: Nicholas Pileggi (also book Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas), Martin Scorsese. Producer: Barbara De Fina, Joseph P. Reidy. Cinematagraphy: Robert Richardson. Film Editor: Thelma Schoonmaker. Production Designer: Dante Ferretti.
Cast: Robert De Niro (Sam "Ace" Rothstein), Sharon Stone (Ginger McKenna), Joe Pesci (Nicky Santoro), James Woods (Lester Diamond), Don Rickles (Billy Sherbert), Alan King (Andy Stone), Kevin Pollak (Phillip Green), L.Q. Jones (Pat Webb), Dick Smothers (Senator), Frank Vincent (Frank Marino), John F. Bloom (Slot Machine Manager), Pasquale Cajano (Remo Gaggi), Melissa Prophet (Jennifer Santorro), Bill Allison (John Nance), Vinny Vella (Artie Piscano), Oscar Goodman (Himself), Catherine Scorsese (Piscano's Mother), Philip Suriano (Dominick Santoro), Eirka Von Tagen (Older Amy).
M.P.A.A. Rating: R.
Running Time: 178 minutes
Awards: Academy Award Nomination: Best Actress (Sharon
Stone).
Synopsis: Sam "Ace" Rothstein, a mob-connected casino operator in Las Vegas, attempts a civilized lifestyle with his money-conditional wife, Ginger. Nicky Santoro, a boyhood friend of Ace and now a Made-Man of the Mafia, soon arrives in town with an ambitious agenda of his own that soon disrupts Ace's life. Before long, Ginger and her long-time leeching lover Lester, along with Nicky's mistakes, cause problems.
Copyright (c) Brian Whiting