7/10
Exciting and violent film depicting without flinching one of the most shocking events of the 20s
10 April 2021
This one deals with the shocking truth about the events leading up to one of the most violent days in American history. Concerning the body-strewn look at the fend between two popular gansters set in the most lawless era , they are Bugs Moran who operated in north zone of Chicago and Al Capone in the south zone. They led two relentless gangs with heinous hoodlums , as they don't negotiate, but they eliminate. It is paced in semi-documentary and coldly clinical style, adding a voice in-off and with scenes containing dramatic impact enough. The flick is acceptable and with nice interpretations, though the massacre itself has been depicted in more thrilling style in other movies. It results a be a decent story long on violence and short on character studio. Jason Robards, Ralph Meeker and George Segal ham up the scenary providing sporadic fun, adding a fine supporting cast. Mobster genre fans can have fun picking out such familiar faces as Bruce Dern, Jack Nicholson, Harold J Stone, John Agar, Joseph Campanella, Frank Silvera, Joe Turkel, Dick Miller, Richard Bakalyam, Charles Dierkop, David Canary , Leo Gordon, Jan Merlin, Alex Rocco, Dick Miller, among others . Furthermore, appearing known gangsters as George Clarence Bugs Moran, Machine Gun Jack McGurn, Frank Nitti, Dion O'Bannion, Diamond, among others. This gaudy gangster motion picture was professionally directed by prolific filmmaker and producer Roger Corman.

There are several films about this famous gangster, these are the following ones : Al Capone 1959 by Richard Wilson with Rod Steiger, Fay Spain, James Gregory, Martin Balsam. Capone 1975 by Steve Carver with Ben Gazzara, Susan Blakely, John Cassavetes, Sylvester Stallone. Capone behind bars 1989 by Michael Pressman with Ray Sharkey, Keith Carradine, Charles Haid, Jayne Atkinson. The lost Capone 1990 by John Gray with Adrian Pasdar, Eric Roberts, Ally Sheedy. Capone 2020 by Josh Trank with Tom Hardy, Linda Cardellini, Mat Dillon. And TV series : The Untouchables 1956 with Robert Stack, Neville Brand, Harold J Stone, Abel Fernandez. The Untouchables series 1993 with Tom Amandes, William Forsythe, David James Elliot, Nancy Everhard, John Rhys Davies. These series were adapted as a film by Brian de Palma in Untouchables 1986 with Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro, Billy Drago, Andy Garcia .
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