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Capone is a 1975 American crime, biographical, and drama film directed by Steve Carver and produced by Roger Corman. The screenplay was written by Howard Browne, with music composed by David Grisman. The cast includes Ben Gazzara, Harry Guardino, Susan Blakely, and Sylvester Stallone. Distributed and produced by 20th Century Studios, the movie was filmed in Chicago, which also serves as its narrative location.
The film has a runtime of 101 minutes and was released in the United States starting in April 1975. Its tagline is "The Man Who Made the Twenties Roar." Keywords associated with the work include Chicago, Illinois, the prohibition era, gangster, bodyguard, and rise and fall. The production company Santa Fe Productions is also listed. The film is rated R.
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5.9Young Al Capone catches the eye of Johnny Torrio, a criminal visiting New York from Chicago. Torrio invites Capone to move to Illinois to help run his Prohibition-era alcohol sales operation. Capone rises through the ranks of Torrio's gang and eventually takes over. On top, he works to consolidate his power by eliminating his enemies, fixing elections to his advantage and getting rich. In his spare time, Capone courts the principled Iris Crawford.
Cast
- Ben Gazzara as Al Capone
- Harry Guardino as Johnny Torrio
- Sylvester Stallone as Frank Nitti
- Susan Blakely as Iris Crawford
- John Cassavetes as Frankie Yale
- Frank Campanella as Big Jim Colosimo
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- prohibition era
- gangster
- bodyguard
- rise and fall
- revenge
- murder
- bootlegging
- vendetta
- bribe
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Ratings
IMDb
5.7/10
3,295 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
32%
- Year
- 1975
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- organized crime
- Director
- Steve Carver
- Screenwriter
- Howard Browne
- Composer
- David Grisman
- Producer
- Roger Corman
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Filming location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 106
- FilmAffinity ID
- 795062
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- publication date
- 1978-05-11
- title
- Capone
- distributed by
- 20th Century Studios
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