Ocean's 11

Ocean's 11
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLewis Milestone
Screenplay by
Story by
Produced byLewis Milestone
Starring
CinematographyWilliam H. Daniels
Edited byPhilip W. Anderson
Music byNelson Riddle
Production
company
Dorchester Productions
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • August 3, 1960 (1960-08-03) (Las Vegas premiere)[1]
  • August 10, 1960 (1960-08-10) (United States)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$5.5 million[2]

Ocean's 11 is a 1960 American heist film directed and produced by Lewis Milestone from a screenplay by Harry Brown and Charles Lederer, based on a story by George Clayton Johnson and Jack Golden Russell. The film stars an ensemble cast and five members of the Rat Pack: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop.[3] Centered on a series of Las Vegas casino robberies, the film also stars Angie Dickinson, Richard Conte, Cesar Romero, Patrice Wymore, Akim Tamiroff, and Henry Silva. It includes cameo appearances by Shirley MacLaine, Red Skelton, and George Raft.

Ocean's 11 premiered in Las Vegas on August 3, 1960, and was theatrically released in the United States on August 10, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics. It originated the Ocean's film series.

  1. ^ "Ocean's Eleven - Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Finler, Joel Waldo (2003). The Hollywood Story. Wallflower Press. pp. 358–359. ISBN 978-1-903364-66-6.
  3. ^ Variety film review; August 10, 1960, page 6.

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