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Casino Jack (known in certain territories as Bagman) is a 2010 action thriller comedy film directed by George Hickenlooper and starring Kevin Spacey. The film focuses on the career of Washington, D.C. lobbyist and businessman Jack Abramoff, who was Read More..

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Description	Casino Jack (known in certain territories as Bagman) is a 2010 action thriller comedy film directed by George Hickenlooper and starring Kevin Spacey. The film focuses on the career of Washington, D.C. lobbyist and businessman Jack Abramoff, who was involved in a massive corruption scandal that led to his conviction as well as the conviction of two White House officials, Rep. Bob Ney, and nine other lobbyists and congressional staffers. Abramoff was convicted of fraud, conspiracy and tax evasion in 2006, Abramoff Pleads Guilty, Will Help in Corruption Probe and of trading expensive gifts, meals and sports trips in exchange for political favors. Abramoff served three and a half years of a six-year sentence in federal prison, and was then assigned to a halfway house. He was released on December 3, 2010.Spacey was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Abramoff, eventually losing to Paul Giamatti for his role in Barney's Version. Kevin Spacey
Description	Casino Jack (known in certain territories as Bagman) is a 2010 action thriller comedy film directed by George Hickenlooper and starring Kevin Spacey. The film focuses on the career of Washington, D.C. lobbyist and businessman Jack Abramoff, who was involved in a massive corruption scandal that led to his conviction as well as the conviction of two White House officials, Rep. Bob Ney, and nine other lobbyists and congressional staffers. Abramoff was convicted of fraud, conspiracy and tax evasion in 2006, Abramoff Pleads Guilty, Will Help in Corruption Probe and of trading expensive gifts, meals and sports trips in exchange for political favors. Abramoff served three and a half years of a six-year sentence in federal prison, and was then assigned to a halfway house. He was released on December 3, 2010.Spacey was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Abramoff, eventually losing to Paul Giamatti for his role in Barney's Version. Kevin Spacey

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Director	George Hickenlooper
Director
Story
Story
Screenplay
Screenplay
Writer	Norman Snider
Writer
Based on
Based on
Cinematography	Adam Swica
Cinematography
Editing	William Steinkamp
Editing

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Starring	Kevin Spacey , Barry Pepper , Rachelle Lefevre , Kelly Preston , Jon Lovitz , Maury Chaykin
Starring
Music	Jonathan Goldsmith
Music
Runtime	108 minutes
Runtime
Country	Canada
Country
Language	English
Language
Genre
Genre

PRODUCTION

Producer	Gary Howsam , Bill Marks , George Zakk
Producer
Studio	Hannibal Pictures,Rollercoaster Entertainment
Studio
Distributor	Art Takes Over Films (ATO)
Distributor
Released	2010/9/16 (TIFF) /2011/01/28 (Canada)
Released
Budget	$12.5 million
Budget
Gross	$1.1 million
Gross