The Rat Pack (film) Cooper), Deborah Kara Unger as Ava Gardner, Megan Dodds as May Britt, Dan O'Herlihy as Joe Kennedy, Robert Miranda as Sam Giancana, John Diehl as Joe DiMaggio and Barbara Niven as Marilyn Monroe. Don Cheadle won a Golden Globe for his performance as Sammy Davis, Jr. "The Rat Pack" won three Emmy awards and earned several more nominations, including acting ones for Cheadle and Mantegna. After a brief flash-forward to Frank Sinatra as an old man, saying "I miss my guys," the movie's main narrative begins during high points in the solo careers of the Rat Pack: Dean Martin has
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