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Playing for the Mob

Playing for the Mob

20141h 17m
Documentary

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Released

Release

2014

Runtime

1h 17m

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"In 1978, America's Most Powerful Crime Family Went to College"

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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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 17m
Oct 7, 2014
Digital Release
Jan 28, 2022
Languages
English
Director
Joe Lavine
Cayman Grant
Cayman Grant
Production
ESPN Films
ESPN Films
Steel Titan
Steel Titan
ESPN
ESPN
Production Countries
United States of America
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