Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel (Warren Beatty) is the legendary power broker whose disarming charm and elegant good looks hide a violent and dangerous personality. Virginia 'The Flamingo' Hill (Annette Bening) is a stunning, glamorous starlet with a wiseguy wit and a tough past. Together they were driven by sex, risk and danger to fight their underworld bosses and build their dream of a city in the desert - Las Vegas.