Al Capone
(1959)
Regisseur:
Richard WilsonSchauspieler:
Rod Steiger, James Gregory, Martin Balsam, Nehemiah Persoff, Fay Spain, Murvyn Vye, Robert Gist, Lewis Charles, Joe De Santis, Sandy Kenyon, Raymond Bailey, Al Ruscio, Louis Quinn, Ron Soble, Steve GraversEin Biopic über den berühmten Gangster, das sich sehr streng an die Fakten hält. Der Kleinganove Al Capone kommt zu Beginn der Prohibition nach Chicago, wo er als Bodyguard von Johnny Torrio anheuert. Schnell steigt er durch Mord, Betrug und Erpressung in der Chcagoer Unterwelt auf.
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.
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.
