Playing for the Mob

Playing for the Mob

Release date : October 7, 2014
Runtime : 1h 17m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : Joe Lavine / Cayman Grant /
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Production companies : ESPN Films / Steel Titan /
October 7, 2014 1h 17m United States of America Documentary English More
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The story of how mobster Henry Hill - played by Ray Liotta in Martin Scorsese 1990 classic, Goodfellas - helped orchestrate the fixing of Boston College basketball games in the 1978-79 season. The details of that point-shaving scandal are revealed for the first time on film through the testimony of the players, the federal investigators and the actual fixers. Playing For The Mob may be set in the seemingly golden world of college basketball, but like Goodfellas, this is a tale of greed, betrayal and reckoning. Ultimately, they both share the same message: With that much money at stake, you can't trust anybody.
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Ray Liotta
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  • title:Playing for the Mob
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 2014
  • Runtime:1h 17m
  • Genres: Documentary ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Joe Lavine / Cayman Grant /
  • Writers:
  • Production companies: ESPN Films · Steel Titan ·
  • Overview:The story of how mobster Henry Hill - played by Ray Liotta in Martin Scorsese 1990 classic, Goodfellas - helped orchestrate the fixing of Boston College basketball games in the 1978-79 season. The details of that point-shaving scandal are revealed for the first time on film through the testimony of the players, the federal investigators and the actual fixers. Playing For The Mob may be set in the seemingly golden world of college basketball, but like Goodfellas, this is a tale of greed, betrayal and reckoning. Ultimately, they both share the same message: With that much money at stake, you can't trust anybody.
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