Sex & Lies in Sin City
| Movie | |
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| German title | Sex & Lies in Sin City |
| Original title | Sex and Lies in Sin City: The Ted Binion Scandal |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2008 |
| length | 95 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Peter Medak |
| script | Teena Booth |
| production | David A. Rosement |
| music | Ed Shearmur |
| camera | Anthony B. Richmond |
| cut | Richard North |
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Sex & Lies in Sin City is an American television film first broadcast in 2008 by director Peter Medak . It is based on the book Murder in Sin City by Jeff German , which covers the events surrounding the death of the casino owner Ted Binion .
The film was produced for the American broadcaster Lifetime Movie Network . The leading roles were played by Matthew Modine , Mena Suvari , Marcia Gay Harden and Johnathon Schaech .
action
Ted Binion, owner of the Binion Horseshoe , meets the stripper Sandy. After the drug addict Ted eventually dies of an overdose , his girlfriend Sandy and her lover Rick are accused of murdering Ted during the course of the film. Since they apparently want to get rich on the deceased's $ 7 million in silver bars, they are convicted of murder and theft. After four years, the trial was revised and it turned out that the alleged witnesses had been bribed.
criticism
"Solidly staged, well-acted crime drama told in several flashbacks based on an authentic case that takes a look behind the scenes of the American gaming metropolis."
Web links
- Sex & Lies in Sin City in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- mylifetime.com: Sex and Lies in Sin City
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sex & Lies in Sin City. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .