Underplayed Gems

The Neon Empire (1989)

The Neon Empire poster
Directed by
Larry Peerce
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
3h 06m
Rated
R
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A mobster tries to build a crime empire in Las Vegas during the 1940s. The story follows his rise and the personal costs of his ambition.

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What happens

The Neon Empire is a 1989 American television crime-drama miniseries directed by Larry Peerce and starring Ray Sharkey and Linda Fiorentino. It originally aired on two consecutive nights (December 3 and 4, 1989) on Showtime. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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