Editing Ocean's 11 (section)

==Production==
Peter Lawford was first told of the film's basic premise by director Gilbert Kay, who had heard the idea from a [[filling station]] attendant. Lawford bought the rights in 1958, envisioning [[William Holden]] in the lead.<ref name="ratpack">pp.117–121 Levy, Shawn ''Rat Pack Confidential'' 1998 Fourth Estate Ltd</ref> Frank Sinatra became interested in the idea, and a variety of writers worked on the project. When Lawford first told Sinatra of the story, Sinatra joked, "Forget the movie, let's pull the job!"<ref name="ratpack"/>

The animated title sequence was designed by [[Saul Bass]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/oceans-eleven/|title=Ocean's Eleven|website=www.artofthetitle.com|language=en|access-date=December 19, 2017|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222104840/http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/oceans-eleven/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film's closing shot shows the main cast walking away from the funeral home, with the Sands Hotel marquee behind them, listing their names as headliners.

The Las Vegas portion of the film was shot on location at the [[Flamingo Las Vegas|Flamingo]], [[Sands Hotel and Casino|Sands]], [[Desert Inn]], [[Riviera (hotel and casino)|Riviera]], and [[Sahara Las Vegas|Sahara]] hotels. One segment was also filmed at the former [[Las Vegas station (Nevada)|Las Vegas Union Pacific station]]. According to Frank Sinatra, Jr., the Rat Pack members were performing shows at 8pm and midnight during the production, so by the time the cast and crew were ready after the shows, much of the footage on location was shot between 3am and dawn.<ref>Ocean's 11, Warner Home Video DVD Commentary, 2001.</ref>

Two [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]] locations were used: the opening barber shop scene was filmed at 9740 [[Wilshire Boulevard]] and the scenes at Spyros Acebos's house were filmed at 230 Ladera Drive, which belonged to Hollywood agent Kurt Frings.{{cn|date=December 2024}}