Chicago massacre
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Chicago massacre |
| Original title | The St. Valentine's Day Massacre |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1967 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Roger Corman |
| script | Howard Browne |
| production | Roger Corman |
| music |
Lionel Newman , Fred Steiner |
| camera | Milton R. Krasner |
| cut | William B. Murphy |
| occupation | |
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Chicago Massacre - The Bloody Rise of Al Capone (original title: The St. Valentine's Day Massacre ) is an American crime film from 1967 about the so-called " Valentine's Day Massacre ".
action
In 1929, the Chicago underworld is ruled by two gang bosses: on one side, Italian-born Al Capone from the Chicago outfit, and on the other, Irish-born George "Bugs" Moran from the North Side Gang . Prohibition still prevails and both parties are fighting with extreme brutality for supremacy over the city's alcohol business. On February 14, 1929 there was a showdown, the so-called "Valentine's Day Massacre": Capone's hired killers faked a raid in police uniforms. They massacre seven members of Moran's gang in a garage with MP fire. Capone is in Florida during the crime .
background
On June 30, 1967, the film, produced by Corman Co. and Los Altos Productions , was released in the United States.
In 2009, the film magazine Empire named the film 7th in a poll of the “20 best gangster films you (probably) never saw”.
Web links
- Chicago Massacre in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Chicago massacre in the German dubbing files