Casino movie explained

Director

Martin Scorsese

Release Date

November 22, 1995

Studio(s)

Universal Pictures

Distributor(s)

Universal Pictures

Cast

Robert De Niro , Sharon Stone , Joe Pesci , James Woods , Frank Vincent , Pasquale Cajano

Writers

Nicholas Pileggi , Martin Scorsese

Runtime

178 minutes

Budget

$52 million

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