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Boardwalk Empire

The twenties are ready to roar.

Release date: Jan 11, 2012

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Martin Scorsese lends himself to television for the first time in over a decade, to direct the pilot episode of Boardwalk Empire and serve as executive producer on this new HBO series.

Boardwalk Empire is the fictionalised retelling of the rise of Enoch “Nucky” Thompson. Equal parts politician and gangster, he became the go-to guy for illegal alcohol during the Prohibition.

Emmy and Golden Globe winner Steve Buscemi stars as Nucky Thompson, the Atlantic City treasurer who makes a name for himself in the world of illegal alcohol trade.

Along for the ride are Michael Pitt, Paz de la Huerta, Jack Huston and Stephen Graham (as infamous American gangster Al Capone).

The series’ attention to detail in terms of recreating the era is flawless; this critically acclaimed show is more like an episodic cinematic experience than a TV series – but with Scorsese at the helm, one wouldn’t expect anything else.

Must-see TV for 2012.

Extras: • Enhanced Viewing (BD) • Making Boardwalk Empire • Character Dossier • Creating the Boardwalk • Atlantic City: The Original Sin City • Speakeasy Tour • Audio Commentaries.

STARRING: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Paz de la Huerta, Jack Huston, Stephen Graham

Did You Know...? 1920s Atlantic City was recreated for this series in a set in Brooklyn, New York. Executive producer and pilot director Martin Scorsese was so exacting in accuracy that (for example) he insisted the planks on the boardwalk be of the same exact size as they were in Atlantic City at that time.

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#1. gemmie

Boardwalk Empire is an entertaining, thought provoking and beautifully shot series. The attention to detail in the costumes, dialogue and the set transports you back to the Prohibition, with each scene acted in an intense yet natural way. This series belongs alongside Scorsese's suite of critically acclaimed films.

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