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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, Drama
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
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1959
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Richard Wilson
- Composer
- David Raksin
- Cinematographer
- Lucien Ballard
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Duration
- +104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 660334
- Distribution format
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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 films