Release Date: Jun 14, 2005 Region: 1 Runtime: 179 mins Studio: Universal Studios Audio:
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] SPANISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
Video:
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French Packaging: Keep Case Rating: NR Features:
Deleted Scenes Casino: The Story - Behind-the-scenes exploration of the script, the book and how director Martin Scorsese collaborated with writer Nicholas Pileggi Casino: The Cast and Characters - Discover who the real people are behind the characters and how the filmmakers cast them Casino: The Look - Nothing captures the essence of the world of gambling like the decor of casinos Casino: After the Filming - Once the scenes are shot, it's time to edit, add music and prepare for the theatrical release
Release Date: Jun 14, 2005 Region: 1 Runtime: 179 mins Studio: Universal Studios Audio:
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] SPANISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
Video:
Standard 1.33:1 Color
Subtitles: Spanish, French Packaging: Keep Case Rating: R Features:
Deleted Scenes Casino: The Story - Behind-the-scenes exploration of the script, the book and how director Martin Scorsese collaborated with writer Nicholas Pileggi Casino: The Cast and Characters - Discover who the real people are behind the characters and how the filmmakers cast them Casino: The Look - Nothing captures the essence of the world of gambling like the decor of casinos Casino: After the Filming - Once the scenes are shot, it's time to edit, add music and prepare for the theatrical release
Director Martin Scorsese reunites with members of his GoodFellas gang (writer Nicholas Pileggi; actors Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Frank Vincent) for a three-hour epic about the rise and fall of mobster Sam "Ace" Rothstein (De Niro), a character based on real-life gangster Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal. (It's modelled on Wiseguy and GoodFellas and Pileggi's true crime book Casino: Love and Honour in Las Vegas.) Through Rothstein, the picture tells the story of how the Mafia seized, and finally lost control of, Las Vegas gambling. The first hour plays like a fascinating documentary, intricately detailing the inner workings of Vegas casinos. Sharon Stone is the stand out among the actors; she nabbed an Oscar nomination for her role as the voracious Ginger, the glitzy call girl who becomes Rothstein's wife. The film is not as fast-paced or gripping as Scorsese's earlier gangster pictures (Mean Streets and Good Fellas) but it's still absorbing. And, hey--it's Scorsese! --Jim Emerson
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