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Young Al Capone (Ben Gazzara) catches the eye of Johnny Torrio (Harry Guardino), a criminal visiting New York from Chicago. Torrio invites Capone to move to Illinois to help run his Prohibition-era alcohol sales operation. Capone rises through the ranks of Torrio's gang and eventually takes over. On top, he works to consolidate his power by eliminating his enemies, fixing elections to his advantage and getting rich. In his spare time, Capone courts the principled Iris Crawford (Susan Blakely).
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times The movie has been so chopped into neatly dated segments that no development of character and personality is really possible. The characters get their labels and wear them and die with them, and that's it. Rated: 1/4 Jul 6, 2018 Full Review LAFP Staff Los Angeles Free Press If you want a lot of blood mixed with foul-mouthed gangster talk, quick deaths and no glorifcation or motive (thank God), by all means see Capone. Dec 4, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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delysid d its true that this version of the capone story is pretty crap Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/17/20 Full Review ashley h Capone is a disappointing film. It is about the rise and fall of the infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone. Ben Gazzara and Susan Blakely give horrible performances. The script is badly written. Steve Carver did a terrible job directing this movie. I was not impressed with this motion picture. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Playing like a cartoon version of The Godfather, this purported biopic of Al Capone features a puffy smirking Ben Gazzara (was he borrowing Brando's cotton wool?) and several litres of red paint masquerading as blood. The whole ninety minutes seems to have been shot on the Fox backlot. Good actors like Harry Guardino and John Cassavetes lend some necessary weight, and a young Sylvester Stallone proves he can more than hold his own. But it's disposable stuff. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review rory s Good movie. Educational on the life of the famous gangster. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Capone (1975) ?? Laughable gangster epic unsuccessfully examines Al Capone during prohibition era in Chicago. Lots of action, lots of blood, but no brains in sight. Produced by schlockmeister B movie king, Roger Corman. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Leaden. Plays like a TV movie of the week. Early Stallone performance. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Young Al Capone (Ben Gazzara) catches the eye of Johnny Torrio (Harry Guardino), a criminal visiting New York from Chicago. Torrio invites Capone to move to Illinois to help run his Prohibition-era alcohol sales operation. Capone rises through the ranks of Torrio's gang and eventually takes over. On top, he works to consolidate his power by eliminating his enemies, fixing elections to his advantage and getting rich. In his spare time, Capone courts the principled Iris Crawford (Susan Blakely).
Director
Steve Carver
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Santa Fe Productions, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 16, 1975, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Runtime
1h 41m
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