Whitey: United States of America v. James J. Bulger
“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.
Whitey: 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.
Director
Joe Berlinger
Status
Released
Production
CNN Films, RadicalMedia, Third Eye Motion Picture Company, Magnolia Pictures
Cast
Stephen Rakes
Bulger Extortion Victim
James 'Whitey' Bulger
Defendent
Tommy Donahue
Son of Victim Michael Donahue
David Boeri
WBUR Senior Reporter
Video Gallery
Radio From Hell: Sundance 2014 "WHITEY: United States of America v. James J. Bulger"
