Action ·Adventure ·Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1959 · 1h 44m

Al Capone

Director

Cast

Rod Steiger as Al Capone Fay Spain as Maureen Flannery James Gregory as Schaefler (narrator) Martin Balsam as Mac Keeley, reporter Nehemiah Persoff as Johnny Torrio Murvyn Vye as George 'Bugs' Moran

Crew

Lucien Ballard — Director of Photography Walter Hannemann — Editor David Raksin — Original Music Composer Malvin Wald — Writer Henry F. Greenberg — Writer John H. Burrows — Producer

Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

gangster

Key Collaborators

Richard Wilson Director Lucien Ballard Director of Photography Walter Hannemann Editor David Raksin Original Music Composer Malvin Wald Writer Henry F. Greenberg Writer John H. Burrows Producer Leonard J. Ackerman Producer

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