Boardwalk Empire(2010)
Overview
Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who is equal parts politician and gangster.
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Top 10 Billed Cast
Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson
Margaret Thompson
Nelson Van Alden
Elias 'Eli' Thompson
Al Capone
Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
Albert 'Chalky' White
Mieczysław 'Mickey' Doyle
Gillian Darmody
Valentin Narcisse
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