Casino overview

Casino

Synopsis:

The inner-workings of a corrupt Las Vegas casino are exposed in Martin Scorsese's story of crime and punishment. The film chronicles the lives and times of three characters: "Ace" Rothstein (Robert De Niro), a bookmaking wizard; Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci), a Mafia underboss and longtime best friend to Ace; and Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone, in a role she was born to play), a leggy ex-prostitute with a fondness for jewelry and a penchant for playing the field. Ace plays by the rules (albeit Vegas rules, which, as he reminds the audience in voiceover, would make him a criminal in any other state), while Nicky and Ginger lie, cheat, and steal their respective ways to the top.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Martin Scorsese
  • Studio: De Fina/Cappa, Universal
  • Year: 1995
  • Run Time: 177 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Set in: Las Vegas, NV
  • MPAA Rating: R (for strong brutal violence, pervasive strong language, drug use and some sexuality)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Crime
  • Filmed in: Color