Capone (film)
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Theatrical release poster by John Solie
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| Directed by | Steve Carver |
| Produced by | Roger Corman |
| Written by | Howard Browne |
| Starring | Ben Gazzara Harry Guardino Susan Blakely Sylvester Stallone John Cassavetes Frank Campanella John Orchard Carmen Argenziano George Chandler John Davis Chandler Royal Dano Tina Scala |
| Music by | David Grisman |
| Cinematography | Vilis Lapenieks |
| Edited by | Richard C. Meyer |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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101 Minutes |
| Country | United States Canada |
| Language | English Italian |
| Budget | $970,000[1] |
| Box office | $2 million (US/ Canada)[2] |
Capone (1975) is an American crime film directed by Steve Carver and stars Ben Gazzara, Harry Guardino, Susan Blakely and Sylvester Stallone in an early film appearance. The movie is a biography of the infamous Al Capone, although much of it is supposedly fiction.
The film was released on DVD in the U.S. for the first time on March 29, 2011 through Shout! Factory[3] and has been available in Europe for some time.[4]
Plot
The story is of the rise and fall of the Chicago gangster Al Capone and the control he exhibited over the city during the prohibition years.
Starting in 1918, Capone hangs out with other gangs until he is found by racketeers Johnny Torrio (Harry Guardino) and Frankie Yale (John Cassavetes). Then he pushes his way into the Chicago underworld, battling mobsters Hymie Weiss and George "Bugs" Moran, while romancing flapper Iris Crawford (Susan Blakely) and becoming kingpin of Chicago crime with the help his ambitious bodyguard Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti (played by Sylvester Stallone).
Later, in the wake of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, Capone is sent to prison, not for murder or other violent crime but for tax evasion. He contracts syphilis in prison and dies in 1947.
Production
Stallone later said "I particularly enjoyed working on Capone, because it was like the cheesy, mentally challenged inbred cousin of The Godfather".[5]
See also
References
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- Capone at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p258
- ↑ Solomon p233. Please note figures are rentals not total gross.
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