High-Stakes Poker Nights
A curated set of films where a single poker game becomes the engine of the entire story, from private clubs to televised tournaments.
Film Fact World
A structured film encyclopaedia and searchable research database covering films connected to casinos, poker rooms, gambling venues, card games, and casino heists. Built for New Zealand visitors, the archive separates factual film data from editorial interpretation and offers systematic paths through themes, decades, characters, and collections.
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Casino as Main Setting
Films where the casino is the primary location and shapes the story.
Poker-Centred Story
Narratives built around poker games, tournaments, or high-stakes play.
Casino Heist
Planned thefts or cons targeting a casino, its vault, or its patrons.
Character Works in a Casino
Stories centred on dealers, pit bosses, security staff, or other casino employees.
Gambling as Character Conflict
Films where gambling drives personal stakes, addiction, or moral decisions.
Brief but Important Casino Scene
A short casino sequence that changes the plot or reveals character.
Featured Film File
The Last Hand at the Royale
A retired card sharp returns to a private London club for one final poker game, only to discover that every player at the table has been recruited by the same unseen opponent. The film file records the production details, character index entries, and verified casino sequences without editorial embellishment.
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The Dealer's Edge
2004
A Las Vegas dealer uses her position to track a high roller's betting pattern, but the file focuses on the factual casino operations depicted on screen.
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Ace of Shadows
1976
A Cold War thriller set around an underground poker tournament in West Berlin, with verified card-game sequences and character conflict.
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Vegas Split
2012
Two estranged siblings plan a casino heist during a boxing weekend, and the file separates the heist mechanics from the editorial reading of the ending.
Character Index Preview
| Character | Film |
|---|---|
| Henry Cole | The Last Hand at the Royale |
| Marta Voss | The Dealer's Edge |
| Dominic Reyes | Ace of Shadows |
| Sally Tran | Vegas Split |
Film Facts
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In The Last Hand at the Royale, the climactic poker scene was shot over four nights using the same table layout, with cards reset between takes to maintain continuity.
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The Dealer's Edge used a working roulette wheel borrowed from a private collection, and the production team verified its balance before filming.
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The underground poker room in Ace of Shadows was built as a single set, allowing the camera to move through the space without cuts during the tournament sequence.
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Vegas Split features a brief but important casino scene that was filmed at a real Las Vegas property during off-hours, with no gambling shown on screen.
Thematic Collections
Casino Heists and Cons
Films built around planned thefts, long cons, and inside jobs, with the casino as both target and stage.
Casino Workers on Screen
Stories centred on dealers, pit bosses, and security staff whose working lives inside the casino shape their choices and conflicts.
Editorial Standards
Film Fact World clearly separates synopsis, established factual information, and its own editorial interpretation. Factual data appears in metadata tables and verified film records, while editorial notes are visually separated by a brass rule and labelled Editorial note. No opinions are attributed to actors, directors, or critics without a source, and every interpretation is kept distinct from the underlying film facts.