Capone (1975) DVD Color Approx. 101 Min. Shown in 1.77:1 aspect ratio. Region One – playable in North America – the US, Canada, etc. Beautiful print!
Starring: Ben Gazzara, Steve Carver, Susan Blakely, Howard Browne, Sylvester Stallone, John Cassavetes, Frank Campanella, John Orchard, Carmen Argenziano, George Chandler, John Davis Chandler, Royal Dano, Peter Maloney, Carmen Filpi and Dick Miller. Produced by Roger Corman. Written by Howard Browne. Directed by Steve Carver.
From his hood roots in New York, to the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and "king of racketeering" reign in Chicago, to the end of his days in Florida, Capone is the definitive biopic of the world's most infamous gangster. Ben Gazzara (Road House, The Big Lebowski) is Al Capone, submerged in the bustling and bootlegging underbelly of the 1920s. He's surrounded by a gritty ensemble cast featuring Sylvester Stallone (Rocky) as arch-criminal Frank Nitti, John Cassavetes (Rosemary's Baby) as New York gang lord Frankie Yale, Susan Blakely as Capone's flapper love interest Iris Crawford, and Harry Guardino (Dirty Harry) as Chicago crime boss Johnny Torrio. Produced by Roger Corman, this feverishly paced and stylistic crime drama in the spirit of The Godfather and a precursor to Goodfellas holds no punches when it comes to portraying violence and brutality that came with the territory and the times.
"The man who made the twenties roar! Now, after 45 years, his true story can be told!"