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What was the significance of the film Ocean’s Eleven for the Rat Pack?

Ocean’s Eleven, released in 1960, was the film that crystallized the group of entertainers who became known as the Rat Pack. Starring Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Shirley MacLaine, Joey Bishop, and Angie Dickinson, the movie was filmed in Las Vegas. In the evening, after production ended for the day, Sinatra, Martin, Davis, Bishop, and Lawford performed together in a local casino. Their onstage banter and bonhomie became legendary and solidified the Rat Pack’s status as the epitome of cool.