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Al Capone

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Notorious gangster Al Capone (Rod Steiger) begins his career as a low-level thug, but by knowing whom to betray and whom to reward, he becomes the mastermind of a criminal empire. Capone always gets what he wants, including the love of the beautiful Maureen Flannery (Fay Spain), a young widow whose husband was one of Capone's victims. Capone convinces other gang leaders to run the crime syndicate as a business, but his brutal methods earn him enemies dangerous to his future.
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Clyde Gilmour Maclean's Magazine 11/11/2019
Rod Steiger plausibly portrays the late unlamented Chicago gang-lord in an interesting semi-fictional melodrama, corny in spots but no cornier than the Prohibition era it represents. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 09/15/2010
B
Rod Steiger gives his Method acting technique a workout as he captures the fiery persona of Al Capone and makes the gangster a lively larger-than-life subject. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Turner Classic Movies Online 09/04/2010
... the most comprehensive film portrait of the notorious racketeer and mob boss who literally ruled Chicago for years. Go to Full Review Steve Crum Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers 10/19/2006
3/5
Steiger chews scenery...and bullets...in this B-grade action programmer. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Scott W 03/23/2021 I liked the movie. Wish it was better, but Rod S. did ok I thought. Fairly well done IMO See more 03/08/2021 Kudos to Rod Steiger who refused to play the title role until the script deglamorized Capone the violent racketeer who ruled Chicago in the 1920s and 30s. But, the film's depiction of Capone's rise to power isn't nearly as interesting as his relationship with girlfriend Maureen Flannery (Fay Spain). See more 01/13/2020 I liked the movie . Wish it was better but Rod S. did ok I thought. Quite a story . Fairly well done imo See more Thomas M @TMProofreader 01/26/2019 The best gangster movie ever made! See more 01/20/2012 good bio-pic/gangster pic See more 07/27/2011 Rod Stieger makes for a very believable Capone See more Read all reviews
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Richard Wilson

Director

Rod Steiger

Al Capone

Fay Spain

Maureen Flannery

James Gregory

Schaefler

Martin Balsam

Mac Keeley

Nehemiah Persoff

Johnny Torrio
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Synopsis Notorious gangster Al Capone (Rod Steiger) begins his career as a low-level thug, but by knowing whom to betray and whom to reward, he becomes the mastermind of a criminal empire. Capone always gets what he wants, including the love of the beautiful Maureen Flannery (Fay Spain), a young widow whose husband was one of Capone's victims. Capone convinces other gang leaders to run the crime syndicate as a business, but his brutal methods earn him enemies dangerous to his future.
Director
Richard Wilson
Producer
Leonard J. Ackerman, John Burrows
Screenwriter
Malvin Wald, Henry F. Greenberg
Production Co
Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 25, 1959, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2007
Runtime
1h 45m
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