Capone

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Capone

R

Released Apr 16, 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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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rory s

Good movie. Educational on the life of the famous gangster.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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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

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Audience Member

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

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Steve Carver

Director

Ben Gazzara

Al Capone

Susan Blakely

Iris Crawford

Harry Guardino

Johnny Torrio

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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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