Al Capone

One of the greatest movies !!!!!

happy

Was a good story.

As a film fan, I don't know why some fine films get overlooked. Very few people know that early in his career (1959), Rod Steiger gave an amazing performance as Al Capone. Steiger brings all of Big Al's dark menacing qualities to life better than any other actor has done. And the film has much more than Rod's fine work. Unlike many other gangster films, this one has it all. It's gritty, well-written, crisply directed, blends character development with action scenes, and features a tremendous cast (Martin Balsam; James Gregory; Nehemiah Persoff; the little-known Murvyn Vye tremendous and creepy as "Bugs" Moran). Even the lighting and sets deserve praise. Fay Spain's overacting is the only weak link. Give this film a look; you won't be disappointed.

Al Capone cast James Gregory, Martin Balsam Rod Steiger. Rod put over a great Capone in this movie and they stay with the truth as much as possible. They deviate from it at times that's Hollywood for you The picture quality is Great it was filmed in 1950 if you are into crime drama this is for you they do a great job on the St. Valentine's Day Massacre check it out you will like it

I have seen this movie hundreds of times through my lifetime. I purchase the movie for my son to watch for I feel this is the best Al Capone movie that was ever made.

I live near Johnson City,TN.and Al Capone stayed in A Apartment here when He had To Get Out of Town For A While.I also liked Rod Steiger in This Movie.

PLOT: low budget bio of Al Capone~This version has Rod Steiger as Scareface mobster Al Capone. He becomes an underling for Johnny Torrio (Nehemiah Persoff) who pretty much controls one side of Chicago and the other is controlled by the Irish mob. Torrio and Capone become 50/50 partners and soon have gangland battles to control even more of the money from bootlegging prostitution and theft. James Gregory is very good as the "honest" policemen who battles Capone. Fay Spain is the widow who ends up Capone's mistress. As corrupt politicians enable the mob to better organize out in the open. Capone is sent to Florida by the Mob to cool off Chicago for the next election. The Feds are unable to arrest Capone and make it stick for a jail term but build a solid case of income tax evasion. He is sent to Alcatraz for 10 years and later....dies of complications of Syphilis. This is a good movie. Plot is very embellished to fit the facts and make this more entertaining. Nehemiah Persoff pretty much steals the show as Johnny Torrio who develops the will to live more than the mob power and money. One interesting fact is Capone in spite of little education was an avid lover of opera.

There have been actors who have portrayed Al Capone in the movies. Robert DeNIro did an excellentjob in The Untouchables but Rod Stieger's performance in the movie Al Capone from 1959 shouldhave won him the Oscar for best actor. He won for " In the Heat of the Night" in 1967 but hisrole as Al Capone was a masterpiece. Martin Balsam as the reporter and James Gregory as the Chiefof Police were also excellent in this film. If you have not viewed this movie, i suggest you watch it tosee a top notch gangster movie, you won't be disappointed. "Rockin' Ron".

Assolutamente un bel film se siete amanti del genere gangster americano anni degli anni '40/'50... Rod Steiger è assolutamente perfetto nella parte ed anche gli attori di contorno (Martin Balsam su tutti a mio parere) sono ottimi.Il film non risulta datato nonostante sia del 1959.Audio ottimo con doppiaggio d'epoca (ci tengo a precisarlo perché quando leggo le recensioni la presenza o meno del doppiaggio d'epoca è la prima informazione che ricerco) e video altrettanto buono.Consigliato.Servizio Amazon Prime assolutamente impeccabile come sempre.

un grand classique qui a beaucoup plu à un ami comme petit cadeau et tout le monde le regarde ...en famille

its a okay movie, not what I had thought, but was cheap and it also arrived to me in no time at all.

obra maestra y con audio y subtítulos en español, dado que la otra que se ofrece en el catalogo no tiene el idioma español aunque lo ponga