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ActionAdventureCrimeDrama

Al Capone

- His True Shocking Story...Filmed with Bullet Force!

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.

Release Date : 1959-03-25

Language :EnglishGerman

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Allied Artists Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Rod Steiger

Character Name : Al Capone

Original Name : Rod Steiger

Gender : Male

Fay Spain

Character Name : Maureen Flannery

Original Name : Fay Spain

Gender : Female

James Gregory

Character Name : Schaefler (narrator)

Original Name : James Gregory

Gender : Male

Martin Balsam

Character Name : Mac Keeley, reporter

Original Name : Martin Balsam

Gender : Male

Nehemiah Persoff

Character Name : Johnny Torrio

Original Name : Nehemiah Persoff

Gender : Male

Murvyn Vye

Character Name : George 'Bugs' Moran

Original Name : Murvyn Vye

Gender : Male

Robert Gist

Character Name : Dion O'Banion

Original Name : Robert Gist

Gender : Male

Lewis Charles

Character Name : Earl Weiss

Original Name : Lewis Charles

Gender : Male

Joe De Santis

Character Name : Big Jim Colosimo

Original Name : Joe De Santis

Gender : Male

Sandy Kenyon

Character Name : Bones Corelli

Original Name : Sandy Kenyon

Gender : Male

Raymond Bailey

Character Name : Lawyer Brancato

Original Name : Raymond Bailey

Gender : Male

Al Ruscio

Character Name : Tony Genaro

Original Name : Al Ruscio

Gender : Male

Louis Quinn

Character Name : Joe Lorenzo

Original Name : Louis Quinn

Gender : Male

Ron Soble

Character Name : John Scalisi

Original Name : Ron Soble

Gender : Male

Steve Gravers

Character Name : Albert Anselmi

Original Name : Steve Gravers

Gender : Male

Raikin Ben-Ari

Character Name : Ben Hoffman

Original Name : Raikin Ben-Ari

Gender : Male

Fred Aldrich

Character Name : Funeral Spectator

Original Name : Fred Aldrich

Gender : Male

Cindy Ames

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Cindy Ames

Gender : Male

James Bacon

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : James Bacon

Gender : Male

Paul Bradley

Character Name : Benefit Guest

Original Name : Paul Bradley

Gender : Male

Ralph Brooks

Character Name : Convict in Yard at Alcatraz

Original Name : Ralph Brooks

Gender : Male

Allen Jaffe

Character Name : Bodyguard

Original Name : Allen Jaffe

Gender : Male

Clegg Hoyt

Character Name : Lefty

Original Name : Clegg Hoyt

Gender : Male

Paul Bryar

Character Name : Police Inspector (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Bryar

Gender : Male

Larry Chance

Character Name : Vincent (uncredited)

Original Name : Larry Chance

Gender : Male

Dick Cherney

Character Name : Moran Associate (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Cherney

Gender : Male

Mason Curry

Character Name : Tailor (uncredited)

Original Name : Mason Curry

Gender : Male

Russell Custer

Character Name : Funeral Spectator (uncredited)

Original Name : Russell Custer

Gender : Male

Rudy Doucette

Character Name : Hood (uncredited)

Original Name : Rudy Doucette

Gender : Male

Sol Gorss

Character Name : Capone Hood at Polling Place (uncredited)

Original Name : Sol Gorss

Gender : Male

Mauritz Hugo

Character Name : Hood (uncredited)

Original Name : Mauritz Hugo

Gender : Male

Forbes Murray

Character Name : Pallbearer at Colosimo's Funeral (uncredited)

Original Name : Forbes Murray

Gender : Male

Dan Riss

Character Name : Voice of Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Original Name : Dan Riss

Gender : Male

Charles Sherlock

Character Name : Reporter (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Sherlock

Gender : Male

Fred Sherman

Character Name : Storekeeper (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Sherman

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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 Lucien Ballard. Alphonse Gabriel Capone, it's a name synonymous with gangsters of 1920s America, and of course of cinematic films. Richard Wilson's film is one of the better gangster biopics out there, filmed in semi-doc style, it unfolds with great human drama without glorifying the subject matter. If anything it's refreshingly unsentimental in its approach. Steiger is Capone (never Caponee!) and he puts his method stomp all over the role, carrying the film squarely on his well cast shoulders. He has all the ticks and mannerisms of Capone to either chill the blood or charm the other characters in the play, it is very much a powerhouse performance. As a history lesson it's not wholly accurate, but much of it is rigid in the life and times of the famous criminal. The period detail is splendid, with the backdrops boosted no end by the gorgeous monochrome photography served up by Ballard. Enthralling, sometimes violent and always intriguing, this is well worth a look. 7/10