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1 online resource (streaming video file) (46 min. 36 sec.) ; 280547728 bytes |
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*Violence and Coarse Language*Casino, The Hunt for Red October, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Exorcist, and The Silence Of The Lambs are some of the most famous movies in the world. But are these movies purely the imagination of the writers or are they based on fact?True Stories, a new five-part series, looks behind the glamour of these cinema legends and unravels fact from fiction to expose the real heroes and villains. Featuring dramatic reconstruction and exclusive interviews, the stories that inspired the films offer an entertaining and fascinating watch.Episode one delves into the Martin Scorsese blockbuster Casino about a Mafia-run casino in Las Vegas. In the film an elaborate scam by the casino workers is discovered by the FBI. The Mafia decide people need to be eliminated to ensure the bosses aren't implicated in this scam and a killing spree ensues.Using clips from the film, original archive footage and interviews with former FBI agents, Las Vegas police detectives and a surviving Mob member, Frank Cullotta, right hand man to mobster Tony Spilotro, this episode reveals the true story of how the FBI broke the Mafia grip on Vegas.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Producer/Directors: Virginia Quinn and Chris Mitchell; Executive Producers: Alison Turner and Dan Chambers. A Blink Films production for five and Smithsonian Channel |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2010-11-10 at 21:30:00 |
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Classification: NC |
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Casinos -- Economic aspects.
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Casinos -- Law and legislation.
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Criminal investigation -- Social aspects.
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Stardust Resort and Casino (Las Vegas, Nev.)
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United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Nevada -- Las Vegas.
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Streaming video
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Johnson, Corey, cast
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Mitchell, Chris, director
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