Al Capone (1959)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Richard Wilson

Writers:

Malvin Wald (writer) and
Henry F. Greenberg (writer)

Release Date:

25 March 1959 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

His True Shocking Story...Filmed with Bullet Force!

Plot:

This factual biography of gang lord Al Capone follows his rise and fall in Chicago gangdom during the Prohibition era.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Neo Noir | Cult Favorite | Betrayal | Gangster

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Rod Steiger	...	Al Capone
Fay Spain	...	Maureen Flannery
James Gregory	...	Schaefler (narrator)
Martin Balsam	...	Mac Keeley, reporter
Nehemiah Persoff	...	Johnny Torrio
Murvyn Vye	...	Bugs Moran
Robert Gist	...	Dion O'Banion
Lewis Charles	...	Earl Weiss
Joe De Santis	...	Big Jim Colosimo
Sandy Kenyon	...	Bones Corelli
Raymond Bailey	...	Lawyer Brancato
Al Ruscio	...	Tony Genaro
Louis Quinn	...	Joe Lorenzo
Ron Soble	...	John Scalisi
Steve Gravers	...	Albert Anselmi

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Norway:16 (1960) | West Germany:18 (nf) | Finland:(Banned) (1960-1961) | Finland:K-16 (1961) | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:Approved

Company:

Allied Artists Pictures

Trivia:

Nehemiah Persoff, who portrays Capone's boss, Johhny Torrio, had a recurring role on the TV series, "The Untouchables" (1959) playing, among other roles, Capone's book keeper, Jake "Greasy Thumbs" Guzik.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in C'est pas moi, c'est lui (1980)

A Great Movie!! The best "Al Capone" I've ever seen!!

This movie is the best presentation of "Al Capone" that I've ever seen. The movie is presented in a "Doccumentary" format which kept me "rivited" to the screen. This cast is an "All Star Cast" to say the least. Rod Steiger did an excellant job playing the character of "Al Capone" and as far as I'm concerned, has set the "standard" for other Actors to follow on how to play that particular character. I've seen the character of "Al Capone" played by Robert Di Nero, Jason Robards, Neville Brand, & Al Pacino, but NOBODY played him like Rod Steiger!!!

Also, when you have supporting cast members like Fay Spain, Martin Balsam & Neamiah Persoff, the production in my opinion can't help but be a hit. The way this Movie was put together gives it the ability to be relevant in just about any era. Even though it was filmed in 1959, it didn't show any signs of being "outdated" or "out of touch" in any way.

Once again, a great movie with some great acting in it. I would highly reccomend this movie to anyone.