Capone

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Capone

R

1975

1h 41m

Crime

Drama

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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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A disjointed and murky biopic, Capone offers little more than a series of blood-soaked shoot-outs.

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Lawrence O'Toole

Globe and Mail

Oct 8

Capone's clammy atmosphere works because it throws the memory of Watergate at the audience, and the audience can't help but respond.

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Phil Strassberg

Arizona Republic

Apr 24

It is in its mood of point and counterpoint and in the character interpretations... that "Capone" makes its strongest case.

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Molly Haskell

Village Voice

04/08/2025

The primary reason for seeing Capone... is Ben Gazzara's interpretation of the gangster... he plays Capone like an animal afflicted with hypertension.

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Lou Cedrone

Baltimore Sun

Oct 7

Surprisingly, it is much more than a gangster film.

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

Aug 31

3/5

Director Steve Carver emphasises fast-paced action, copious blood-letting and speakeasy atmospheres above the true facts.

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Frances Taylor

Newark Star-Ledger

Aug 27

"Capone" will please lovers of bloody action and shoot-outs. For others, it will have little to offer except Gazzara's acting.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Sep 15

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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delysid d

@RT67044741 05/17/2020

its true that this version of the capone story is pretty crap

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ashley h

@ashleyhobgood87 09/13/2017

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.

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Simon T

@Bucksplit 03/10/2017

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.

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04/23/2016

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.

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09/01/2015

Leaden. Plays like a TV movie of the week. Early Stallone performance.

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Ben Gazzara

Al Capone

Susan Blakely

Iris Crawford

Harry Guardino

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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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