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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) 6.5
Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as policemen, surprise and mow down with ... See full summary » Director:Roger CormanWriter:Howard Browne |
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Cast
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Jean Hale | ... |
Myrtle
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Frank Silvera | ... |
Nick Sorello
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Joseph Campanella | ... |
Albert Wienshank
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Richard Bakalyan | ... |
John Scalise
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Frank Gusenberg
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Johnny May
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Kurt Kreuger | ... |
James Clark
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| Joe Turkel | ... |
Jake 'Greasy Thumb' Guzik
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Milton Frome | ... |
Adam Heyer
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Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as policemen, surprise and mow down with machine-guns the key members of Bugs Moran's rival gang. The film traces the history of the incident, and the lives affected and in some cases ended by it. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26}
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
30 June 1967 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Valentin-napi mészárlás See more »Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)Color:
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2.35 : 1
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Jack Nicholson was to play Bruce Dern's character, Johnny May, but instead shows up in a bit part as a henchman, Gino, loading garlic-soaked bullets into a Tommy gun (Nicholson was still paid for all seven weeks of the shoot.) See more »Goofs
In the scene where Jack McGurn is showing the killers how to get to the Clark Street garage from the Wood street location, McGurn's spoken directions are correct but while he is saying "east on Webster" his finger is traveling north on Wood Street. Then while he is saying "south on Clark" his finger is traveling east on Webster. See more »Quotes
Capone: Wanna know something Jack? I like a guy who can use his head for something beside a hatrack!See more »
Just one more movie that highlights how much better movies were 30+ years ago than they are now. If this story were told today, the gore would overwhelm most of the plot and all of the entertainment.
As is, even the shlock Roger Corman produces a highly enjoyable, rapid paced vehicle. The scene with George Segal and Jean Hale is reminiscent of the one between Glenn Ford and Hope Lange in "Pocketful of Miracles." And, after watching it, one wonders why Jean Hale's filmography is so short.
Only Jason Robards, Jr. really overdoes it, but who's to say that Capone himself didn't overact a bit? Certainly no one who's alive to write a review here.
More entertaining than many other 60's gangster flicks, including "Bonnie and Clyde," "Dillinger," and the depressing "Murder, Inc."
While "The Godfather" series and "Goodfellas" were much higher budget and quality productions, both had parts which were overextended or just downright dull (for example, the long drawn out day of Henry Hill's arrest in "Goodfellas").
This one doesn't. It rocks from beginning to end. And most of the cast (such as the ubiquitous Charlie Dierkop) look more like hoodlums than real hoodlums do. (I think.)
Very high marks for sheer entertainment value.