In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.
Acting
Sharon Stone's Oscar-nominated spiral into chaos.
Direction
Scorsese's obsession with faces, food, and flame.
Editing
Thelma Schoonmaker's relentless rhythm.
Director
Martin Scorsese
Robert De Niro
Sam "Ace" Rothstein
Sharon Stone
Ginger McKenna
Joe Pesci
Nicky Santoro
James Woods
Lester Diamond
Don Rickles
Billy Sherbert
Alan King
Andy Stone
Kevin Pollak
Phillip Green
L.Q. Jones
Pat Webb
Dick Smothers
Senator
Frank Vincent
Frank Marino
John Bloom
Don Ward
Pasquale Cajano
Remo Gaggi
Melissa Prophet
Jennifer Santoro
Bill Allison
John Nance
Vinny Vella
Artie Piscano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'head in a vice' scene was toned down from real events—actual mob victim's eye popped out.
Scorsese filmed in real casinos at 4am with actual dealers, catching genuine Vegas exhaustion.
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