CINEXA
Casino
This Martin Scorsese film depicts the Janus-like quality of Las Vegas--it has a glittering, glamorous face, as well as a brutal, cruel one. Ace Rothstein and Nicky Santoro, mobsters who move to Las Vegas to make their mark, live and work in this paradoxical world. Seen through their eyes, each as a foil to the other, the details of mob involvement in the casinos of the 1970s and '80s are revealed. Ace is the smooth operator of the Tangiers casino, while Nicky is his boyhood friend and tough strongman, robbing and shaking down the locals. However, they each have a tragic flaw--Ace falls in love with a hustler, Ginger, and Nicky falls into an ever-deepening spiral of drugs and violence. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Crime, Drama), release year 1995, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.
Story of Casino
This Martin Scorsese film depicts the Janus-like quality of Las Vegas--it has a glittering, glamorous face, as well as a brutal, cruel one. Ace Rothstein and Nicky Santoro, mobsters who move to Las Vegas to make their mark, live and work in this paradoxical world. Seen through their eyes, each as a foil to the other, the details of mob involvement in the casinos of the 1970s and '80s are revealed. Ace is the smooth operator of the Tangiers casino, while Nicky is his boyhood friend and tough strongman, robbing and shaking down the locals. However, they each have a tragic flaw--Ace falls in love with a hustler, Ginger, and Nicky falls into an ever-deepening spiral of drugs and violence.
Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Crime, Drama), release year 1995, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.
Title facts
- Type Movie
- Release year 1995
- Released 22 Nov 1995
- Runtime 178 minutes
- Content rating R
- IMDb rating IMDb 8.2/10 from 613,907 votes
- Metascore 73/100
- Genres Crime, Drama
- Languages English
- Countries United States, France
Cast
Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci
Direction and writing
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Written by: Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese
Awards and recognition
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 11 nominations total
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