Overview:
In this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capone's rise in Chicago gangdom is followed through murder, extortion, and political fraud. He becomes head of Chicago's biggest "business," but moves inexorably toward his downfall and ignominious end.| Status: | Released (1959-03-25) |
|---|---|
| Awards: | 1 win & 1 nomination |
| Screen: | Malvin Wald, Henry F. Greenberg |
| Productions: | Allied Artists Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Deutsch |
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Casts
- 522: Rod Steiger - Al Capone
- 116739: Fay Spain - Maureen Flannery
- 14732: James Gregory - Schaefler (narrator)
- 1936: Martin Balsam - Mac Keeley, reporter
- 3160: Nehemiah Persoff - Johnny Torrio
- 20100: Murvyn Vye - George 'Bugs' Moran
- 12504: Robert Gist - Dion O'Banion
Crews
- 96159: Richard Wilson - Director - Directing
- 86190: Malvin Wald - Writer - Writing
- 190762: Henry F. Greenberg - Writer - Writing
- 234721: Leonard J. Ackerman - Producer - Production
- 115369: John H. Burrows - Producer - Production
- 18593: David Raksin - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 3351: Lucien Ballard - Director of Photography - Camera
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Reviews
John Chard
Review text:
Nobody who's smart goes hungry in Chicago. Al Capone is directed by Richard Wilson and written by Malvin Wald and Henry F. Greenberg. It stars Rod Steiger, Martin Balsam, Nehemiah Persoff, Fay Spain, Joe DeSantis and Murvyn Vye. Music is by David Raksin and cinematography by Lucie ....
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