Al Capone (film)

Movie
German title	Al Capone
Original title	Al Capone
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1959
length	104 minutes
Age rating	FSK 18
Rod
Director	Richard Wilson
script	Malvin Forest; Henry F. Greenberg
production	Leonard Ackerman ; John H. Burrows
music	David Raksin
camera	Lucien Ballard
cut	Walter Hannemann
occupation
	Rod Steiger : Al Capone ; Fay Spain : Maureen Flannery; James Gregory : Sgt.Schaefler; Martin Balsam : Mac Keeley ( Jake Lingle ); Nehemiah Persoff : "Johnny" Torrio ; Murvyn Vye : George "Bugs" Moran ; Robert Gist : Dean O'Banion ; Lewis Charles: Hymie Weiss ; Joe De Santis : "Big Jim" Colosimo ; Sandy Kenyon : Bones Corelli; Raymond Bailey : Attorney Brancato; Al Ruscio : Tony Genaro; Louis Quinn : Joe Lorenzo; Ron Soble: John Scalise ; Steve Gravers : Albert Anselmi ; Raikin Ben-Ari : Ben Hoffman;

Al Capone is an American biopic from 1959. It describes the rise and fall of the infamous Chicago mobster Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone , the so-called " Chicago Outfit ". James Gregory commented on the film .

action

The film begins in 1919 when Al Capone comes to Chicago and becomes a follower of his childhood friend, the respected Mafioso "Johnny" Torrio .

Prohibition began in 1920 and Mafia gangs thrived as ever. There is a struggle for influence in the illegal production and distribution of alcohol. The Chicago underworld boss "Big Jim" Colosimo has grown old and Capone successfully persuades Torrio to eliminate him and become the new boss. Colosimo is murdered and Torrio takes command of the Mafia organization. He sets territorial boundaries for the gangs in the city; for example for the North Side Gang, which operates in the north of Chicago .

Capone later has its headquarters in Cicero, a few kilometers away . At this time, a war broke out between the smuggler gangs and Capone in time clears all of his enemies out of the way. Meanwhile, Sergeant Schaefer has been promoted to captain by the Chicago police and is about to hunt down Capone.

background

On March 25, 1959, the film produced by Allied Artist was released in the United States and won the Laurel Awards in the category "Sleeper of the Year". In Finland the film became known under the title "Lain ja oikeuden voitto".

Reviews

"In terms of content, like many other gangster films, but considerably more suggestive in terms of image and presentation."

- Lexicon of international film

Web links

Al Capone in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Al Capone at rotten tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

[LdiF-1] Al Capone. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed May 13, 2017 .

[2] Moviepilot - Al Capone

[3] Cinema - Al Capone

[4] Internet Movie Database - Laurel Awards - Awards for 1959