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“High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story” revolves around the life of one of the best known Poker as well as Gin player called Stu Ungar. This film is also known by the title, “Stuey”. Some of the other renowned poker characters which are portrayed in this film are Al Bernstein, Vince Van Patten and Andy Glazer. The entire film is narrated in flashback. In this film the protagonist narrates the story of his life to a stranger. Climax of the film reaches with the incident of his winning the last poker tournament of his life. He won World Poker Series for the third time just months before demise. Final scene has dramatic implications where Stu Ungar, the protagonist, leaves the Motel (where he was narrating the story) with the stranger (symbolizing death).
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| This film was directed by Director: A.W. Vidmer and was released in 2003. Major cast of the film included names like Renee Faia, Robert De Michael Imperioli and Michael Nouri.
Title: High Roller - The Stu Ungar Story
Director: A.W. Vidmer
Cast: Robert De Michael Imperioli, Renee Faia, Michael Nouri
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"Croupier" was released in the year 1998 and Clive Owen was the star of the film. Director of the film is Mike Hodges. It was released both on cinemas and television. As it was televised, Academy Awards disqualified it from nomination.
In the film, Clive Owen acted the role of an aspiring and young writer, called Jack Manfred, who was forced to take up the job of a croupier in a casino for making two ends meet. Gradually he got engrossed in his work and casino. His personal relationship with his then girlfriend touched all time low and gets involved with one of the lady gamblers (named “Jani”), who is a regular visitor of the casino he works. Jack also sees that lady outside the casino premises which is a violation of casino rules. He then makes up a plan along with Jani of heisting the casino. But at the end, even experienced professional like Jack couldn’t make the card predictions right. To know more you have to watch the film.
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| With its high-octane presentation, Croupier is certainly a movie that is tailor made for every gambling buff.
Title: Croupier
Director: Mike Hodges
Cast: Clive Owen, Nick Reding
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The film “Bugsy” was based on the real life of a notorious womaniser in USA. It mainly portrays the happening, in all senses, life of a true life gangster named Benjamin Siegel or simply Bugsy. In the film he first arrived at Hollywood and then turns into a notorious gangster who never. Life of Bugsy is drawn into casino, money and sex. Cast of the film includes Warren Beatty (playing as Bugsy or Benjamin Siegel), Annette Bening, Sir Ben Kingsley and others. Director of the film is Barry Levinson and the writer is James Toback.
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| Later on she becomes instrumental in creating havoc in one of the greatest mafia empires. The movie is based on the real life of Frank 'Lefty' Rosenthal, a gangster of sorts. It is based on the book by Nicholas Pileggi, who also wrote the screenplay for the movie.
Title: Bugsy
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Warren Beatty, Annette Bening
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: “Casino” is a renowned film which was made on the life of Frank Rosenthal aka “Lefty”. Lefty ran three Las Vegas casinos, namely, Fremont, Hacienda and Stardust. In the film “Casino”, Robert De Niro (who was called in the film as Sam Rothstein) started his career as a manager of Tangiers, a casino along with Hotel. He was recruited by the Midwest Mob or Mafias. It was found out that he became extremely successful in his work by generating maximum profit for the Mob. To give him protection, the mafias sent a mob enforcer called Nicky but it turned out that the protector became a notorious gangster himself with a very short temper. Love, sex, friendship, betrayal are all part of this film revolving around casino. To know more you have to watch this classic crime drama.
This film was directed by the famous director Martin Scorsese.
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Title: Casino
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cast: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci
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