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Release Date:
10 August 1960 (USA) more
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Tagline:
You wouldn't call it a gang. Just Danny Ocean and his 11 pals - the night they blew all the lights in Las Vegas!... more
Plot:
Eleven friends who know each other from World War II service plan to rob five of the biggest casinos in Las Vegas in one night... more | add synopsis
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2 nominations more
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Frank Sinatra ... Danny Ocean

Dean Martin ... Sam Harmon

Sammy Davis Jr. ... Josh Howard
Peter Lawford ... Jimmy Foster

Angie Dickinson ... Beatrice Ocean
Richard Conte ... Anthony Raymond 'Tony' Bergdorf

Cesar Romero ... Duke Santos
Patrice Wymore ... Adele Ekstrom

Joey Bishop ... 'Mushy' O'Connors
Akim Tamiroff ... Spyros Acebos
Henry Silva ... Roger Corneal
Ilka Chase ... Mrs. Restes
Buddy Lester ... Vince Massler
Richard Benedict ... 'Curly' Steffens
Jean Willes ... Mrs. Gracie Bergdorf
Norman Fell ... Peter Rheimer
Clem Harvey ... Louis Jackson
Hank Henry ... Mr. Kelly (mortician)
Lew Gallo ... Jealous young man
Robert Foulk ... Sheriff Wimmer

Red Skelton ... Cameo, gambler

George Raft ... Jack Strager (casino owner)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Murray Alper ... Deputy (uncredited)
Don 'Red' Barry ... McCoy (uncredited)
Marjorie Bennett ... Mrs. Allenby (uncredited)
Rummy Bishop ... Castleman (uncredited)
Nicky Blair ... Gangster (uncredited)

Richard Boone ... Voice of minister (uncredited)
Norman Brooks ... Himself (uncredited)
Paul Bryar ... Cop (uncredited)
David Carlile ... Attendant (uncredited)
Laura Cornell ... Honeyface (Massler's wife) (uncredited)

John Craven ... Cashier (uncredited)
Ronnie Dapo ... Timmy Bergdorf (uncredited)
George Fenneman ... Voice on phone talking to Sheriff Wimmer (uncredited)
West Gale ... Red cap (uncredited)
Gregory Gaye ... Freeman (casino owner) (uncredited)
Chief Leonard George ... Police operator (uncredited)
John George ... Midget (uncredited)
Jay Gerard ... Cab driver (uncredited)
Hoot Gibson ... Roadblock deputy (uncredited)
Bob Gilbreath ... Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Joe Gray ... Pit Boss (uncredited)
John Holland ... Man (uncredited)
Dick Hudkins ... Drunk (uncredited)
John Indrisano ... Texan (uncredited)
Jessica James ... Go-Go Dancer (uncredited)
Helen Jay ... Girl (uncredited)
William Justine ... Parelli (uncredited)
Sparky Kaye ... Riviera manager (uncredited)
Mike Lally ... American Legionnaire at funeral service (uncredited)
David Landfield ... Flamingo MC (uncredited)
Forrest Lederer ... Sands manager (uncredited)
Pinky Lee ... Himself (uncredited)

Nelson Leigh ... Doctor / Specialist (uncredited)
David Leonard ... Rabbi (uncredited)

Shirley MacLaine ... Tipsy girl (uncredited)
Charles Meredith ... Mr. Cohen (mortician) (uncredited)
Tom Middleton ... Don Murphy (TV newscaster) (uncredited)
Anne Neyland ... Dolores (uncredited)
Red Norvo ... Vibraphonist (uncredited)
Ted Otis ... Cashier (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton ... Maj. Taylor (uncredited)
Charles Perry ... Nightclub extra (uncredited)

Carmen Phillips ... Hungry girl (uncredited)
Louis Quinn ... DeWolfe (uncredited)
Myrna Ross ... Passenger (uncredited)
Jack Santoro ... Cashier (uncredited)
Robert 'Buddy' Shaw ... Cashier (uncredited)
Shiva ... Snake dancer (uncredited)
Al Silvani ... Burlesque Club manager (uncredited)
Richard Sinatra ... Attendant (uncredited)
John Slosser ... Squad leader (uncredited)
Joan Staley ... Helen (uncredited)
Barbara Sterling ... Girl (uncredited)
George E. Stone ... Proprietor (uncredited)
H.T. Tsiang ... Houseboy (uncredited)
Jerry Velasco ... Harmonica-playing garbageman (uncredited)
Max Wagner ... Extra (uncredited)
James Waters ... Disposal attendant (uncredited)
Dave White ... Burlesque Club stagehand (uncredited)
Harry Wilson ... (uncredited)
Norma Yost ... Airline hostess (uncredited)
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Directed by
Lewis Milestone 
 
Writing credits
George Clayton Johnson (story) &
Jack Golden Russell (story)

Harry Brown (screenplay) &
Charles Lederer (screenplay)

Billy Wilder  uncredited

Produced by
Lewis Milestone .... producer
Henry W. Sanicola .... associate producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Nelson Riddle 
 
Cinematography by
William H. Daniels 
 
Film Editing by
Philip W. Anderson 
 
Art Direction by
Nicolai Remisoff 
 
Set Decoration by
Howard Bristol 
 
Costume Design by
Howard Shoup 
 
Makeup Department
Gordon Bau .... makeup supervisor
Robert J. Schiffer .... makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Jack R. Berne .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ray Gosnell Jr. .... assistant director
Richard Lang .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
M.A. Merrick .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Franklyn Soldo .... special effects assistant
 
Visual Effects by
Franklyn Soldo .... visual effects coordinator
 
Stunts
Bob Gilbreath .... aerial stunt pilot
Joe Gray .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Bernie Abramson .... still photographer (uncredited)
Richard Doran .... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Carl Gibson .... key grip (uncredited)
Lloyd Hill .... gaffer (uncredited)
Bill Johnson .... first assistant camera (uncredited)
Al Lane .... camera operator (uncredited)
Floyd McCarty .... still photographer (uncredited)
Burdell C. Schwiebert .... second assistant camera (uncredited)
Robert Willoughby .... special still photographer (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Morris Brown .... wardrobe (uncredited)
Florence Crewell .... wardrobe: women (uncredited)
Bob Richards .... wardrobe: men (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Arthur Morton .... orchestrator
Nelson Riddle .... conductor
 
Other crew
Saul Bass .... title designer
Richard Benedict .... assistant to producer (as Dick Benedict)
William T. Hurtz .... director: title sequence (uncredited)
Bob Irving .... production coordinator (uncredited)
Lois Kerst .... production secretary (uncredited)
Eddie O'Carroll .... production accountant: Las Vegas (uncredited)
George Reynolds .... production assistant (uncredited)
Stanley Scheuer .... script supervisor (uncredited)
R.K. Sheffer .... technical advisor (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ocean's 11 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Frankie und seine Spießgesellen (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Once a la medianoche (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
11 a la medianoche (Argentina) (poster title) [es]
Colpo grosso (Italy) [it]
Elleve i Las Vegas (Denmark) [da]
Ha-11 Shel Danny Ocean (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
I symmoria ton 11 (Greece) [el]
Kovat kaverit (Finland) [fi]
L'inconnu de Las Vegas (France) [fr]
La cuadrilla de los once (Spain) [es]
Onze Homens e um Segredo (Brazil) [pt]
Onze hommes à minuit (Belgium: French title) (dubbed version) [fr]
Soyguncular (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Storslam i Las Vegas (Sweden) [sv]
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Runtime:
127 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
George Raft, who makes a cameo appearance as a casino owner, actually helped New York mobster Bugsy Siegel finance and promote the Flamingo Hotel. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: Besides the voice of Jimmy heard over the phone not being that of actor Peter Lawford, most (though not all) of the other voices heard over phones throughout the film clearly are not those of the actors playing the roles on screen. more
Quotes:
Josh Howard: Look Vince - the brave ones don't come home. You stay scared.
Vince Massler: Yeah. You were always one of those guys who didn't want any brave ones on patrol with you, weren't you?
Josh Howard: It's simple enough - in my book "brave" rhymes with "stupid", and it still does.
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22 out of 27 people found the following comment useful.
Ultimate Rat Pack Outing, 27 November 1999
6/10
Author: BB-15 from California

Ocean's 11 never tries to be brilliant and is only sometimes good. The thin plot is a set up for the "boys" to look sharp (and they sometimes do), sing songs (which they do well) and to show off 1960 Las Vegas (which by today's standards looks pretty shabby).

This is a second rate heist story with a few gangsters thrown in. But after all, we have Sinatra and company. You can see that the excellent film, The Rat Pack, was very right on. Sinatra is his arrogant self. Martin is relaxed, Lawford is suave and the singing by Sammy Davis Jr. is great.

Ocean's 11 is a snap shot of what was "cool" in the ultimate era of coolness. It's all here, the clubs, the Marilyn Monroe look a likes, the flashy clothes and lots of money. It's better than imitations such as Swingers since Ocean's 11 is the source. Of course it includes the legendary bad treatment of women and African Americans. The actresses are either add-ons or pathetic martyrs (Angie Dickinson). As for Sammy, he puts up with the garbage man part, a racial slur (all in good fun of course!) and the self centeredness of these guys. I just admire him because he had to do it, so he could perform.

Back to the "fun". The boys get to be clever, then there's a surprise ending and finally we see them shuffle hung over in front of a casino. Every few years I check out Ocean's 11 not just to watch this silly movie but also to see the rats (or brats?) and chuckle (and wince) at an amazing time in the USA, baby.

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