In early-1970s Las Vegas, low-level mobster Sam “Ace” Rothstein (Robert De Niro) gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he’s a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci), his ex-hustler wife Ginger (Sharon Stone), her con-artist ex Lester Diamond (James Woods) and a handful of corrupt politicians put Sam in ever-increasing danger. Martin Scorsese directs this adaptation of Nicholas Pileggi’s book.
Cast.
Robert De Niro as Sam “Ace” Rothstein.
Joe Pesci as Nicholas “Nicky” Santoro.
Sharon Stone as Ginger McKenna.
James Woods as Lester Diamond.
Frank Vincent as Frankie Marino.
Don Rickles as Billy Sherbert.
L. Q. Jones as Clark County Commissioner Pat Webb.
Kevin Pollak as Philip Green.
Initial release: 22 November 1995 (USA)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Box office: 116.1 million USD
Budget: 52 million USD
Awards: Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Drama, Nastro d’Argento for Best Production Design
