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Playing for the Mob 2014 Directed by Joe Lavine , Cayman Grant

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Documentary
Production Companies ESPN , ESPN Films , Steel Titan
Release Date 7 October 2014
77 mins
Cast
Ray Liotta Narrator
Henry Hill Himself
Jim Sweeney Himself
Rick Kuhn Himself
Eric Cobb Himself
Paul Mazzei Himself
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