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Boardwalk Empire S1E1 — Boardwalk Empire

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Boardwalk Empire•Season 1•Episode 1

Boardwalk Empire

8.6/10 · 5,849 votesSep 19, 201073 min

Ranked #2 of 12 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

January 1920. On the eve of Prohibition, Atlantic City's Treasurer, Nucky Thompson, condemns alcohol at a Women's Temperance League meeting, where he is noticed by Margaret Schroeder, a pretty, pregnant housewife who comes to him for help in getting her abusive husband Hans a job.

Directed byMartin Scorsese

Written byTerence Winter

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Cast14

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi

Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson

Michael Pitt

Michael Pitt

James 'Jimmy' Darmody

Kelly Macdonald

Kelly Macdonald

Margaret Schroeder

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Nelson Van Alden

Shea Whigham

Shea Whigham

Elias 'Eli' Thompson

Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

Arnold Rothstein

Aleksa Palladino

Aleksa Palladino

Angela Darmody

Stephen Graham

Stephen Graham

Al Capone

Vincent Piazza

Vincent Piazza

Charles 'Lucky' Luciano

Michael Kenneth Williams

Michael Kenneth Williams

Albert 'Chalky' White

Anthony Laciura

Anthony Laciura

Edward 'Eddie' Kessler

Paz de la Huerta

Paz de la Huerta

Lucy Danziger

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Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Director

Terence Winter

Terence Winter

Writer

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Harvey Waldman

Unit Production Manager

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Episode Summary

"Boardwalk Empire" is episode 1 of Boardwalk Empire season 1. It scored 8.6/10 from 5,849 votes, ranking #2 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.3). Directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Terence Winter, it aired on September 19, 2010.

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