poster

1959

(03/25/1959) (US)

Action, Adventure, Crime

1h 44m

66

User Score

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

Overview

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.

1959

66

User Score

(03/25/1959) (US)

Action, Adventure, Crime

1h 44m

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

Overview

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.

Cast

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Al Capone

Fay Spain

Fay Spain

Maureen Flannery

James Gregory

James Gregory

Schaefler (narrator)

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Mac Keeley, reporter

Nehemiah Persoff

Nehemiah Persoff

Johnny Torrio

Murvyn Vye

Murvyn Vye

George 'Bugs' Moran

Robert Gist

Robert Gist

Dion O'Banion

Lewis Charles

Lewis Charles

Earl Weiss

Joe De Santis

Joe De Santis

Big Jim Colosimo

Sandy Kenyon

Sandy Kenyon

Bones Corelli

Raymond Bailey

Raymond Bailey

Lawyer Brancato

Al Ruscio

Al Ruscio

Tony Genaro

Louis Quinn

Louis Quinn

Joe Lorenzo

Ron Soble

Ron Soble

John Scalisi

Steve Gravers

Steve Gravers

Albert Anselmi

Raikin Ben-Ari

Raikin Ben-Ari

Ben Hoffman

Fred Aldrich

Fred Aldrich

Funeral Spectator

James Bacon

James Bacon

Reporter

Paul Bradley

Paul Bradley

Benefit Guest