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Boardwalk Empire (2010)

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No one goes quietly.

Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who is equal parts politician and gangster.

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Cast & Crew

Director
  • Profile picture of Steve Buscemi
    Enoch "Nucky" Thompson Steve Buscemi
  • Profile picture of Kelly Macdonald
    Margaret Schroeder / Margaret Thompson Kelly Macdonald
  • Profile picture of Michael Shannon
    Nelson Van Alden Michael Shannon
  • Profile picture of Shea Whigham
    Elias "Eli" Thompson Shea Whigham
  • Profile picture of Stephen Graham
    Al Capone Stephen Graham
  • Profile picture of Vincent Piazza
    Charles "Lucky" Luciano Vincent Piazza
  • Profile picture of Michael Kenneth Williams
    Albert "Chalky" White Michael Kenneth Williams
  • Profile picture of Paul Sparks
    Mieczysław "Mickey" Doyle Paul Sparks
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Season 5

2014

8 episodes

Season 5 of Boardwalk Empire premiered on September 7, 2014

It's 1931 and in stark contrast with the Roaring '20s, the country is now in the throes of the Great Depression. With the end of Prohibition in sight, Nucky looks to legitimize himself by forging alliances with liquor producers.

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Keywords

  • new jersey
  • prohibition era
  • gangster
  • atlantic city
  • mobster
  • historical fiction
  • period drama
  • historical
  • costume drama
  • 1920s
  • political
  • american history
  • modern history
  • political drama
  • dramatic
  • awestruck
  • defiant