Boardwalk Empire: The Complete Fifth Season (Disc 1 of 3) (2014) Rating: Starring: Paul Sparks, Vincent Piazza, Stephen Graham, Shea Whigham, Gretchen Mol, Anthony Laciura, Steve Buscemi Director: Category: television Studio: HBO Home Video Subtitles: English, French, Latin and Spanish Length: 8 hrs. 0 mins.     Concluding a powerful and groundbreaking five-season run, Boardwalk Empire is an Emmy-winning HBO drama series from Academy Award nominee/Emmy Award winner Terence Winter and Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese. Season 5 begins in 1931, a full six years after the end of Season 4. In stark contrast with the Roaring '20s, the country is in the throes of the Great Depression, and with the end of Prohibition in sight, Nucky is looking to legitimize himself by forging alliances with liquor producers, including Bacardi in Cuba. Season 5 also includes flashback scenes of Nucky, Eli, the Commodore, Gillian and others from 1884-1900 - childhood experiences that would shape their relationships and their futures.