Atlantic City

Atlantic City1980

Director: Louis Malle
Stars: Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Michel Piccoli, Hollis McLaren
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Rating: R (Restricted)
Runtime: 104 minutes

A look at how former Atlantic City, New Jersey, Mayor Michael Matthews let the mob take over the town and its lucrative gambling industry. Matthews joined forces with "Little Nicky" Scarfo and his henchman, casino union leader Frank Lentino, until a… more »



Lou Pascal:
[about Atlantic City in the old days] Yes, it used to be beautiful - what with the rackets, whoring, guns. Sometimes, sometimes, things would happen. I'd have to kill a few people....I'd feel bad for a while, but then I'd jump into the ocean, swim way out. Come back in feelin' nice and clean, start all over again....The Atlantic Ocean was somethin' then. Yes, you should have seen the Atlantic Ocean in those days....They used to call Atlantic City 'The Lungs of Philadelphia.

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