Nitti - the bloodhound

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Movie
German title Nitti - the bloodhound
Original title Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1988
length 96 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Michael Switzer
script Lee David Zlotoff
production Joel Fields,
Lee David Zlotoff
music Yanni
camera Paul Onorato
cut Daniel T. Cahn
occupation

Nitti - Der Bluthund (Original title: Frank Nitti: The Enforcer ) is an American crime film from 1988 about Frank Nitti , the former boss of the Chicago outfit .

action

Frank Nitti came to Chicago as a young man, where he quickly got into disputes between youth gangs. He becomes confidante of the gangster Al Capone , who is a member of the so-called Chicago Outfit. Little by little he worked his way up to the top of the organization until he was plagued by private and professional blows of fate and committed suicide in 1943.

background

The film, produced by Giro International and Leonard Hill Films , was released in the United States on April 17, 1988.

criticism

The lexicon of international film judges that the film is an "[...] overall [...] acceptable genre film". The "remarkable performance of the main actor and the successful inclusion of historical newsreel recordings" contrasted with "deficiencies in the psychological characterization".

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Individual evidence

  1. Heutekino Nitti - The Bloodhound, film info and trailer
  2. The Movie DB Nitti - The Bloodhound
  3. Nitti - The Bloodhound. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed October 6, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used