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6.6In 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.
Released: 1959-03-25104 minDir: Richard WilsonAction, Adventure, Crime, DramaBudget: $1.0MBox office: $2.5M
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Cast
- Rod Steiger as Al Capone
- Fay Spain as Maureen Flannery
- James Gregory as Schaefler (narrator)
- Martin Balsam as Mac Keeley, reporter
- Nehemiah Persoff as Johnny Torrio
- Murvyn Vye as George 'Bugs' Moran
Themes
- gangster
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
1,939 votes
- Year
- 1959
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
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Internet Archive
moviesHistory Bookshelf Deirdre Bair, Al Capone : CSPAN3 : October 20, 2018 4:00pm-5:06pm EDT
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 660334
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- publication date
- 1959-01-01
- title
- Al Capone
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Johnny Torrio
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Bugs Moran
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James Colosimo
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The New York Times
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Al Capone
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Some Like It Hot
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Alcatraz Island
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drama film
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J. Edgar Hoover
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biographical film
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Rod Steiger
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Variety
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prohibition
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crime film
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Cicero
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Martin Balsam
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Categories
1950s biographical drama films1959 American films1959 crime drama films1959 English-language films1959 filmsAllied Artists filmsAmerican biographical drama filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican crime drama filmsCultural depictions of Bugs MoranCultural depictions of Johnny TorrioEnglish-language biographical drama filmsEnglish-language crime drama filmsFilms about Al CaponeFilms about the American MafiaFilms directed by Richard Wilson (director)Films scored by David RaksinTemplate film date with 1 release date