Al Capone
1959 · Movie · 104 min · ★ 6.6
In this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capone's rise in Chicago gangdom is followed through murder, extortion, and political fraud. He becomes head of Chicago's biggest "business," but moves inexorably toward his downfall and ignominious end.
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Details
- Years
- 1959
- Release date
- 1959-03-25
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 104 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (56 votes)
Themes
- gangster
Cast & crew
Rod Steiger
as Al Capone
Fay Spain
as Maureen Flannery
James Gregory
as Schaefler (narrator)
Martin Balsam
as Mac Keeley, reporter
Nehemiah Persoff
as Johnny Torrio
Murvyn Vye
as George 'Bugs' Moran
Robert Gist
as Dion O'Banion
Lewis Charles
as Earl Weiss
Joe De Santis
as Big Jim Colosimo
Sandy Kenyon
as Bones Corelli
Directed by Richard Wilson