Thursday, December 11, 2008

Ocean's 11

Ocean's 11. 1960 Warner Bros. Pictures.
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Angie Dickinson, Richard Conte, Cesar Romero, Patrice Wymore, Joey Bishop, Akim Tamiroff, Henry Silva, Norman Fell
Guest Starring: Red Skelton, George Raft
Director: Lewis Milestone
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This is one of the two films made that feature the entire Rat Pack (the other is Sergeants 3). Joey Bishop didn't receive top billing with the other four members, but he was the first actor to be shown after the opening credits.

Danny Ocean (Sinatra) leads ten other World War II veterans in a scheme to rob five different Las Vegas on a single night, planning the New Year's Eve heist carefully. Things go swimmingly...until one of the boys suffers a fatal heart attack on the Strip, which ends up ruining everything.

A good movie, which should definitely be of interest to Rat Pack fans who haven't seen it before. Recommended

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