Capone
Summary:
Ben Gazzara stars in this low-level depiction of legendary gangster Al Capone, who rose to command the mob underworld in 1920's Chicago. Born in Brooklyn, Capone joins his first gang at the age of 11. From there, he graduates to the infamous "Five Points Gang" run by Johnny Torrio (Harry Guardino). After moving to Chicago a few years later and wiping out Torrio's crimeboss un... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Ben Gazzara - (Al Capone)
Susan Blakely - (Iris Crawford)
Harry Guardino - (Johnny Tonio)
John Cassavetes - (Frankie Yale)
Sylvester Stallone - (Frank Nitti)
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Review:
This entry into the 1970's cycle of gangster films is entertaining -- but often for the wrong reasons. Howard Browne's script piles on characters and incidents but this density of narrative fails to disguise how derivative and familiar its "rise and fall of a mobster" storyline is. It doesn't help that the script will offend many crime buffs bec... Continue >>
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