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Al Capone (1959) -- This factual biography of gang lord Al Capone follows his rise and fall in Chicago gangdom during the Prohibition era.
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6.6/10   432 votes
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Director:
Richard Wilson
Writers:
Malvin Wald (writer) and
Henry F. Greenberg (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
25 March 1959 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
His True Shocking Story...Filmed with Bullet Force! more
Plot:
This factual biography of gang lord Al Capone follows his rise and fall in Chicago gangdom during the Prohibition era. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Robert Stack Is Eliot Ness
 (From HollywoodNorthReport.com. 7 September 2009, 3:23 AM, PDT)
Rod Steiger Dead at 77
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 10 July 2002)
User Comments:
A gangster biography that is interesting more than entertaining. more (10 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Rod Steiger ... Al Capone
Fay Spain ... Maureen Flannery
James Gregory ... Schaefler (narrator)
Martin Balsam ... Mac Keeley, reporter

Nehemiah Persoff ... Johnny Torrio
Murvyn Vye ... George '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
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Additional Details

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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 more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The real 'Al Capone (I)' died of advanced syphilis which had become neurosyphilis. Due to the production code, the narrator (James Gregory) attributes 'Al Capone (I)''s death to an "incurable disease". more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in C'est pas moi, c'est lui (1980) more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
A gangster biography that is interesting more than entertaining., 5 February 1999
7/10
Author: Steve Richmond (sfwr@earthlink.net) from Brea, Ca. USA

Al Capone does give us a clear picture of the rise and fall of the colorful gangster. He is played convincingly by Rod Steiger. The supporting cast does a fine job, especially Martin Balsam who plays a Capone associate. The film is, for the most part, realistic, but the violent scenes come close to being non-violent compared to today's standards. If you liked the old TV series The Untouchables, you will like Al Capone.

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