Capone

"The Man Who Made the Twenties Roar"

1975 1h 41m EN

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5.9

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32%

ROTTEN

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5.7

IMDB

★5.9TMDB · 112🥫32%Rotten Tomatoes★5.7IMDB · 3,295

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Synopsis

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Young 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.

“The Man Who Made the Twenties Roar”

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Cast

Ben Gazzara
Al Capone
Harry Guardino
Johnny Torrio
Susan Blakely
Iris Crawford
John Cassavetes
Frankie Yale
Sylvester Stallone
Frank Nitti
Frank Campanella
Big Jim Colosimo
John Orchard
Dion O'Banion
Carmen Argenziano
Jack McGurn

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Steve Carver
Writers: Howard Browne
Languages: Italian, English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Steve Carver, shot by Vilis Lapenieks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Grisman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard C. Meyer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Ben Gazzara and Harry Guardino and Susan Blakely carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Man Who Made the Twenties Roar".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Steve Carver directs. Vilis Lapenieks behind the camera. David Grisman scores. Richard C. Meyer cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Italian, English.

Trivia

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1Shot for just $1.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
251 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.
4Directed by Steve Carver, shot by Vilis Lapenieks. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by David Grisman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Richard C. Meyer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ben Gazzara and Harry Guardino and Susan Blakely carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The Man Who Made the Twenties Roar".
9IMDB entry: tt0072761 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "chicago, illinois", "prohibition era", "gangster", "bodyguard".