The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

"The shocking truth about events leading up to one of the most violent days in American history!"

1967 1h 40m EN

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★6.3TMDB · 116🍅75%Rotten Tomatoes★6.6IMDB · 5,283

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Synopsis

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Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as policemen, surprise and mow down with machine-guns the key members of Bugs Moran's rival gang. The film traces the history of the incident, and the lives affected and in some cases ended by it.

“The shocking truth about events leading up to one of the most violent days in American history!”

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Cast

Jason Robards
Al Capone
George Segal
Peter Gusenberg
Ralph Meeker
George Clarence 'Bugs' Moran
Jean Hale
Myrtle
Clint Ritchie
Jack McGurn
Frank Silvera
Nick Sorello
Joseph Campanella
Albert Wienshank
Richard Bakalyan
John Scalise

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roger Corman
Writers: Howard Browne
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Roger Corman, shot by Milton Krasner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor William B. Murphy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jason Robards and George Segal and Ralph Meeker carry the top of the cast.

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CAST

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Marketing tagline: "The shocking truth about events leading up to one of the most violent days in American history!".

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The take

Roger Corman directs. Milton Krasner behind the camera. Lionel Newman scores. William B. Murphy cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

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1Shot for just $2.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
259 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
4Directed by Roger Corman, shot by Milton Krasner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Lionel Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor William B. Murphy shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jason Robards and George Segal and Ralph Meeker carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The shocking truth about events leading up to one of the most violent days in American history!".
9IMDB entry: tt0062301 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "chicago, illinois", "prohibition era", "crime boss", "historical figure".