World War II veterans Danny Ocean (Frank Sinatra) and Jimmy Foster (Peter Lawford) recruit nine of their comrades from their unit in the 82nd Airborne to simultaneously rob five Las Vegas casinos: the Sahara, Riviera, Desert Inn, Sands, and Flamingo.įrom left to right: Lester, Bishop, Davis, Sinatra, and Martin The first film of the series, Ocean's Eleven, featured Dickinson and Silva in a cameo.
The film served as the primary inspiration for the Ocean's film series, a collection of heist films directed, edited or produced by Steven Soderbergh featuring an ensemble cast. Ĭentered on a series of Las Vegascasino robberies, the film also stars Angie Dickinson, Cesar Romero, Richard Conte, Akim Tamiroff, Henry Silva, Ilka Chase, Norman Fell, Patrice Wymore, and Buddy Lester, and includes cameo appearances by Shirley MacLaine, Red Skelton, and George Raft.
Ocean's 11 is a 1960 American heist film directed by Lewis Milestone and starring five of the Rat Pack: Peter Lawford, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Joey Bishop.
