Black mass [Blu-ray] / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; in association with Cross Creek Pictures and Ratpac-Dune Entertainment ; a Cross Creek Pictures production ; in association with Le Grisbi productions, Free State Pictures, and Head Gear Films ; screenplay by Mark Mallouk and Jez Butterworth ; produced by John Lesher, Brian Oliver, Scott Cooper, Patrick McCormick, Tyler Thompson ; directed by Scott Cooper.
Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Kevin Bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Jesse Plemons, Rory Cochrane. Based on the book by Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill. Originally released as a motion picture in 2015. Special features: Where the movie ends, the manhunt begins! Uncover the incredible global maze of mystery and deception that finally led to the capture of the FBI's most wanted fugitive, Whitey Bulger ; plus: Johnny Depp: Becoming Whitey Bulger and Black Mass: deepest cover, darkest crime.
Summary:
In 1970s South Boston, FBI agent John Connolly persuades Irish mobster Jimmy Bulger to collaborate with the FBI in order to eliminate their common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the story of this unholy alliance, which spiraled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement while consolidating his power and becoming one of the most ruthless and dangerous gangsters in Boston history.
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