Storyline

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.—Rod Crawford

Plot Keywords

prohibition, based on true story, gangster, neo noir, chicago illinois, true crime, judge, courtroom, jail, tax evasion, tax, cigarette smoking, cowardice, coward, prison, prisoner, prison fight, tailor, speakeasy, hot dog

Short Review

Rod Steiger plausibly portrays the late unlamented Chicago gang-lord in an interesting semi-fictional melodrama, corny in spots but no cornier than the Prohibition era it represents.

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