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American Hustle
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Award-winning crime drama directed by David O. RusseII and starring Christian Bale and BradIey Cooper. Based on the Abscam sting operation of the Iate 1970s and earIy 1980s, the story foIIows FBl agent Richie DiMaso (Cooper) as he bIackmails conman Irving RosenfeId (Bale) and his lover Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) into heIping him with a case after a successful investigation into the pair's own foreign banking scam. AIthough DiMaso's sights are initialIy set on New Jersey Mayor Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner), the investigation is broadened to incIude infIuentiaI members of Congress who are suspected of taking bribes. The supporting cast incIudes Jennifer Lawrence as lrving's unpredictabIe wife Rosalyn, Louis C.K. as DiMaso's superior at the FBl and Robert De Niro as ex-mafia hitman Victor TeIIeggio who has now turned to the casino business as a means of making money. The film was nominated for ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Bale), Best Actress (Adams), Best Supporting Actor (Cooper), Best Supporting Actress (Lawrence) and Best Director (Russell), and also won three Golden Globes and three BAFTAs. |
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