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A chronicle of the rise and fall of Chicago crime boss Al Capone during the Prohibition era.A chronicle of the rise and fall of Chicago crime boss Al Capone during the Prohibition era.A chronicle of the rise and fall of Chicago crime boss Al Capone during the Prohibition era.
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- 1 win & 1 nomination
Raikin Ben-Ari
- Ben Hoffman
- (as Ben Ari)
Fred Aldrich
- Funeral Spectator
- (uncredited)
Cindy Ames
- Nurse
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe real Al Capone died of advanced syphilis which had become neurosyphilis. Due to the production code in effect at the time, the narrator (James Gregory) attributes Capone's death to an "incurable disease".
- GoofsThe voice-over narration describing the start of Prohibition states "Now that it was illegal, the public got even thirstier." In actual fact, alcohol consumption decreased substantially, especially early on, and although it recovered somewhat, it did not reach its pre-prohibition level.
- Quotes
Al Capone: Nobody leaves Al Capone, you understand that?
Maureen Flannery: Well I do!
Al Capone: Oh no, you don't!
Maureen Flannery: Would you do me a favor please? Would you kill me?
- ConnectionsEdited into The Mystery of Al Capone's Vaults (1986)
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Film succeeds in white-washing a colorful character
Like so many mid-century biographical films, Al Capone marches through the man's life, giving equal weight to each way-point. It also fails miserably by providing no psychological or historical context for how he became one of crime's most notorious characters. In fact, the film succeeds in white-washing this killer. He woos the widow of one of his victims. He repeatedly makes the point that he's never been convicted of any crime. People die, but there is no depiction of Capone's ruthless, brutal side. Rod Steiger in the title role does an admirable job with the shallow script, but this is not enough to make the film worth watching. Oddly, there's no mention of Elliot Ness and when it comes to summing up Capone's end, we're told he died of "an incurable disease." What, audiences in 1959 couldn't handle the word "syphilis"?
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- The Al Capone Story
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- Budget
- $550,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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