The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film), 179 min
- on en.wikipedia is a 2013 American black comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on Jordan Belfort’s memoir of the same name. It was released on December 25, 2013. The screenplay was written by Terence Winter, and the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort, a New York stockbroker who runs a firm that engages in securities fraud and corruption on Wall Street in the 1990s …;
- on rotten tomatoes Martin Scorsese directs the story of New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort. From the American dream to corporate greed, Belfort goes from penny stocks and righteousness to IPOs and a life of corruption in the late 80s. Excess success and affluence in his early twenties as founder of the brokerage firm Stratton Oakmont warranted Belfort the title “The Wolf of Wall Street.” — (C) Paramount;
- on YouTube:
- - Official Trailer, 2.14 min, uploaded by Paramount Pictures, June 16, 2013;
- - Leonardo DiCaprio ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’1 THR Interview, 26.53 min, uploaded by isis1174, Dec 4, 2013;
- - Jordan Belfort’s book: The Wolf of Wall Street, 57.35 min, uploaded on YouTube by theroomlivecom, on July 5, 2010: Join Grant Lewers for a special discussion with Jordan Belfort, The Wolf of Wall Street Jordan?s two bestselling books have been published in forty-three countries and translated into eighteen different languages. He is a frequent guest-commentator on CNN, CNBC, Headlines News and the BBC. His life-story is currently being turned into a major motion picture by Warner Brothers, with Leonardo Dicaprio set to play Belfort and Martin Scorsese set to direct. Filming is to begin in 2010;
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- The Worf of Starfleet – Trailer Parody (The Wolf of Wall Street), 2.14 min, uploaded on YouTube by doubleg1701, March 1, 2014.
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The collaborative and correct biography that Wikipedia refuses to publish, on Intrepid Report, by A Collaborative Effort by WMR members, March 4, 2014.
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