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  1. The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 American biographical black comedy film co-produced and directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Terence Winter, based on Jordan Belfort 's 2007 memoir of the same name. It recounts Belfort's career as a stockbroker in New York City and how his firm, Stratton Oakmont, engaged in rampant corruption and fraud ...

  2. Mar 4, 2021 · Based on Jordan Belfort’s memoirs, Martin Scorsese’s 2013 film, The Wolf of Wall Street, depicts the unlikely rise and dramatic fall of the Long Island-born stockbroker.

  3. Jan 13, 2014 · Leonardo DiCaprio flick The Wolf of Wall Street, which contains more profanities than any film in Hollywood history, has made it to the UAE’s cinema screens, but with a wolf-sized bite taken out of it.

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  4. Jan 13, 2014 · Oscar-tipped blockbuster The Wolf of Wall Street has been heavily cut for its UAE release, cinemas have warned filmgoers. Approximately 45 minutes of material has been removed from Martin Scorsese’s real-life satire, which details the exploits of a rouge Wall Street trader, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, who defrauded investors out of millions ...

    • Belfort's wives' names were changed for the film. Although their real-life counterparts are obvious, the names of Jordan Belfort's ex-wives were changed in the film, giving the filmmaker creative license with the characters.
    • The original crew Belfort recruited from friends are composite characters. Although Belfort recruited the original crew for his Long Island brokerage firm from a group of friends; Alden "Sea Otter" Kupferberg (Henry Zebrowski), Robbie "Pinhead" Feinberg (Brian Sacca), Chester Ming (Kenneth Choi), and Nicky "Rugrat" Koskoff (PJ Byrne) are composite characters with fictitious names.
    • Donnie Azoff doesn't exist, his real-life counterpart is Danny Porush. Jonah Hill's character Donnie Azoff in "The Wolf of Wall Street" doesn't exist. He is a composite character created to avoid defaming anyone while making the film.
    • Danny Porush's wife introduced Jordan Belfort to her husband. In "The Wolf of Wall Street," Donnie Azoff (Danny Porush's fictional counterpart) approaches Belfort at a restaurant about what he does for a living, after seeing Belfort's Jaguar in the parking lot.
  5. Jun 3, 2024 · Believe it or not, “The Wolf of Wall Street” is based on a true story. Specifically, it’s based on a memoir of the same name by Jordan Belfort, the main character of the film as well.

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  7. You've probably heard about the controversy sweeping the nation since Martin Scorsese's latest, The Wolf of Wall Street, was unleashed on UAE cinemagoers at the weekend. In case you've been camping in the desert, a quick recap: the film, which features a reported 506 uses of a certain cuss word – not to mention copious scenes of drug abuse ...

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