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Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger

  • R
  • 2014
  • 1h 47m
  • Crime, Documentary
  • 6.4

The FBI thought they had him. It was the other way around.

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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Storyline

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.

Cast

Stephen RakesBulger Extortion Victim
James 'Whitey' BulgerDefendent
Tommy DonahueSon of Victim Michael Donahue
David BoeriWBUR Senior Reporter

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