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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) -- Frank is made, after he guns down a shop, by Capone's men.
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) -- A line of cars, filled with gangster, drive by a restaurant where Al Capone is eating and fill it full of bullets.
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) -- A few of Capone's Men line up a group of rival gangsters and guns them down.
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) -- Al Capone takes a baseball bat to a couple of his men who tried to double cross him.

Overview

User Rating:
6.5/10   1,178 votes
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Director:

Roger Corman

Writer:

Howard Browne (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

30 June 1967 (USA) more

Genre:

Crime | Drama more

Plot:

Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime... more | full synopsis

NewsDesk:
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User Comments:

Very entertaining, fast paced, and a marvelous cast more (35 total)


Cast

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Additional Details

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

USA:Approved (Suggested for Mature Audiences) | UK:15 (re-rating) (2006 uncut) | UK:X (original rating) (1967 cut) | Iceland:16 | USA:TV-PG | France:-12 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | West Germany:16 (nf) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1967) | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

At the beginning of the movie when Peter Gusenberg (George Segal) asks the barkeep where he's getting his beer from, the barkeep answers, "A fellow named Slausen", to which Gusenberg replies, "Slausen? The only Slausen I know works for Caponi, Al Caponi." Believe it or not, Gusenberg's pronunciation of Al Capone's name is in fact a source of debate amongst historians. Though he's known as "Capone" with an "E", early arrest sheets and Chicago Tribune articles listed Capone's name as "Caponi" with an "I". However, the Chicago Tribune was known at the time for their blatant spelling errors (like "clew" for "clue") and may be responsible for this misconception of Capone's name. more

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: In the scene where the Gusenberg brothers pick up Aiello, a stage light is briefly visible reflected in the car's window as it drives off. more

Quotes:

Adam Heyer: Hello, boys. Something I can do for you?
Gangster dressed as a cop: Yes, you can shut up!
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Movie Connections:

Featured in Bullets Over Hollywood (2005) (TV) more


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7 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Very entertaining, fast paced, and a marvelous cast, 16 June 2003
Author: oversplayer from Tustin, California

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.

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