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Release StatusReleased
Release Date2014-01-18
Languageen
Runtime1h 47m
Production
CNN Films, RadicalMedia, Third Eye Motion Picture Company, Magnolia Pictures
6.4(84)
•2014•1h 47mWhitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger
"The FBI thought they had him. It was the other way around."
Overview
A documentary that captures the sensational trial of infamous gangster James 'Whitey' Bulger, using the legal proceedings as a springboard to explore allegations of corruption within the highest levels of law enforcement. Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger examines Bulger's relationship with the FBI and Department of Justice that allowed him to reign over a criminal empire in Boston for decades.
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