American Casino is a 2009 documentary film about the American subprime mortgage crisis. It is directed and produced by Leslie Cockburn with Andrew Cockburn as co-producer.

American Casino
Directed byLeslie Cockburn
Written byAndrew Cockburn
Leslie Cockburn
Produced byAndrew Cockburn
Leslie Cockburn
Tao Ruspoli
Edited byPeter Eliscu
Music byAmotion
B. Dazzle
Kojo Hotflow
Moby
Production
company
Table Rock Films
Distributed byArgot Pictures
Release dates
  • May 2, 2009 (2009-05-02) (Tribeca)
  • August 14, 2009 (2009-08-14) (United States)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$46,514

The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on May 2, 2009, and opened at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco on August 21 and at the Film Forum in New York City on September 2. The film features Phil Gramm, Henry Paulson, Ben Bernanke, Henry Waxman, Baltimore mayor Sheila Dixon, and financial writer Mark Pittman. As of September 29, 2009 the film has grossed $23,974 (~$33,100 in 2023).[1]

Critical reception

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Variety called the documentary a "searing expose"[2] and Slant magazine described it as "revelatory."[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Box Office Performance for Documentary Movies in 2009".
  2. ^ Variety review of American Casino (April 26, 2009)
  3. ^ Slant review of American Casino (May 3, 2009) Archived July 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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