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Casino

  • 19951995
  • RR
  • 2h 58m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
526K
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Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci in Casino (1995)
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A tale of greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends: a mafia enforcer and a casino executive compete against each other over a gambling empire, and over a fas... Read allA tale of greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends: a mafia enforcer and a casino executive compete against each other over a gambling empire, and over a fast-living and fast-loving socialite.A tale of greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends: a mafia enforcer and a casino executive compete against each other over a gambling empire, and over a fast-living and fast-loving socialite.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
526K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
657
37
    • Martin Scorsese
    • Nicholas Pileggi(book)
    • Martin Scorsese(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Robert De Niro
    • Sharon Stone
    • Joe Pesci
    • Martin Scorsese
    • Nicholas Pileggi(book)
    • Martin Scorsese(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Robert De Niro
    • Sharon Stone
    • Joe Pesci
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 741User reviews
    • 155Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #135
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Robert De Niro and Sharon Stone in Casino (1995)

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    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Sam 'Ace' Rothstein
    Sharon Stone
    Sharon Stone
    • Ginger McKenna
    Joe Pesci
    Joe Pesci
    • Nicky Santoro
    James Woods
    James Woods
    • Lester Diamond
    Don Rickles
    Don Rickles
    • Billy Sherbert
    Alan King
    Alan King
    • Andy Stone
    Kevin Pollak
    Kevin Pollak
    • Phillip Green
    L.Q. Jones
    L.Q. Jones
    • Pat Webb
    Dick Smothers
    Dick Smothers
    • Senator
    Frank Vincent
    Frank Vincent
    • Frank Marino
    John Bloom
    John Bloom
    • Don Ward
    Pasquale Cajano
    Pasquale Cajano
    • Remo Gaggi
    Melissa Prophet
    Melissa Prophet
    • Jennifer Santoro
    Bill Allison
    • John Nance
    Vinny Vella
    Vinny Vella
    • Artie Piscano
    Philip Suriano
    • Dominick Santoro
    • (as Phillip Suriano)
    Erika von Tagen
    • Amy Rothstein (Older)
    Frankie Avalon
    Frankie Avalon
    • Frankie Avalon
      • Martin Scorsese
      • Nicholas Pileggi(book) (screenplay)
      • Martin Scorsese(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Most of the conversations between Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci were improvised. Martin Scorsese would tell them where to start and where to end. The rest was up to them.
    • Goofs
      After the failed car bombing, Sam is put into the ambulance feet-first. People are loaded into ambulances head-first, since most of the monitoring equipment is in the front.
    • Quotes

      Ace Rothstein: [voice-over] In Vegas, everybody's gotta watch everybody else. Since the players are looking to beat the casino, the dealers are watching the players. The box men are watching the dealers. The floor men are watching the box men. The pit bosses are watching the floor men. The shift bosses are watching the pit bosses. The casino manager is watching the shift bosses. I'm watching the casino manager. And the eye-in-the-sky is watching us all.

    • Crazy credits
      "This is a fictional story with fictional characters adapted from a true story."
    • Alternate versions
      Finnish VHS release is cut by 1 minute. Notable cuts were:
      • Tony Dogs being tortured with the vice
      • Baseball bat killings
    • Connections
      Featured in Cops (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      J.S. Bach Matthäuspassion BMV
      Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (uncredited)

      Performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

      Conducted by Georg Solti (as Sir Georg Solti)

      Courtesy of the Decca Record Company Limited, London

      by Arrangement with PolyGram Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews741

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    8/10
    Robert De Niro, an icon of the contemporary Hollywood crime film...
    Based on a true story, Martin Scorsese "Casino" is a motion picture about two characters and their chance to rule the desert paradise of Las Vegas… We are introduced in with all the lights, the noise, the flashing and the colors of the town that doesn't sleep day or night…

    De Niro's character, Sam 'Ace' Rothstein, is based on Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, who was a hell of a handicapper… He was so good that whenever he bets, he could change the odds for every bookmaker in the country… Genius at what he was doing with numbers, he proved to a lot of guys in the Chicago Mob that he was a tremendous earner that he could make a lot of money for them… As a result, he was able to accomplish whatever bookmaking, handicapping, he wanted to do, with the umbrella of protection from those guys… 'Ace' runs the casino with an iron fist refusing any outside people cheating at his tables…

    But he had a fatal flaw… 'Ace' always felt that he could logically and intelligently deal with things, even to deal with emotions… So he decides on making a life with a woman who, he knows, does not necessarily love him… Anyway with such a sexy wife and money to burn, 'Ace' was the epitome of opulence, confidence and power…

    Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone) was fascinating… Great woman, truly beautiful, one of the best-known hustlers in town… For her, a guy like 'Ace' was the ultimate score… So the way to Ginger's heart was clearly money… 'Ace' knew that but he didn't care…What he wanted was to marry her…

    Sharon Stone really stood up to the challenge in her role as a casino hustler who is so wild… She was young, fresh, confident, looking absolutely fantastic as the independent woman whom everybody desires…

    Joe Pesci succeeds in his scary tough role as the strong man who has nerve, and isn't afraid of the cops… He was reportedly a mob hit man reputed to be a sadistic killer… (In one scene, his character is shown torturing someone by putting his head in a vise.)

    To protect his friend and adviser, Nicky (Pesci) would beat to a pulp any street guys who messed with 'Ace' or didn't give him the proper respect… Over the course of their friendship Nicky delivered a number of these messages always making sure that 'Ace' didn't get his hands dirty… 'Ace' witnessed several beatings on his behalf… Nicky's mission was to show his worth to the family as an enforcer…

    The clothes on De Niro looked very straight, more dangerous and very threatening… They were very important cues to his character, and again, to the progression of the story… 'Ace' was an extremely fastidious guy… And, of course, as you follow the story he starts out in more conservative colors and as things become more chaotic, the colors become more chaotic
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    FAQ9

    • What is the story around the vice scene?
    • Where exactly is 'back home' for Ace and Nicky?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 22, 1995 (United States)
      • United States
      • France
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Le Bistro Lounge, Riviera Hotel & Casino - 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Syalis DA
      • Légende Entreprises
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    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 58 minutes
      • Color
      • DTS-Stereo
      • DTS

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