Al Capone (1959)
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58% of users liked it
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Rod Steiger is the screen's first "method mobster" in the title role of Al Capone. The film traces Big Al's progress from a torpedo in the hire of Chicago gangster Johnny Torrio (Nehemiah Persoff) to Capone's takeover of the Windy City's bootlegging operations, and his… More Rod Steiger is the screen's first "method mobster" in the title role of Al Capone. The film traces Big Al's progress from a torpedo in the hire of Chicago gangster Johnny Torrio (Nehemiah Persoff) to Capone's takeover of the Windy City's bootlegging operations, and his ultimate downfall at the hands of the IRS. Rod Steiger delivers every line with maniacal gusto, as though it will be his last; sometimes he sounds like Frank Gorshin doing a Rod Steiger impression, but for the most part it is a dynamite performance. Featured in the cast are Murvyn Vye as Bugs Moran, Joe De Santis as Big Jim Colosimo, Lewis Charles as Hymie Weiss, Robert Gist as O'Banion, and James Gregory and Martin Balsam as composite characters, respectively based on honest Chicago cop John Siege and duplicitous newspaper reporter Jake Lingle. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Richard Wilson
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Mar 25, 1959 Wide
- Studio
- Allied Artists
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Rod Steiger gives his Method acting technique a workout as he captures the fiery persona of Al Capone and makes the gangster a lively larger-than-life subject.
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Sean Axmaker, Turner Classic Movies Online
... the most comprehensive film portrait of the notorious racketeer and mob boss who literally ruled Chicago for years.
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Cast
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Rod Steiger
as Al Capone
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Fay Spain
as Maureen
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James Gregory
as Schaefer
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Martin Balsam
as Kelly
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Nehemiah Persoff
as Johnny Torrio
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Murvyn Vye
as Bugs Moran
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Joe De Santis
as Big Jim Colosimo
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Lewis Charles
as Hymie Weiss
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Robert Gist
as O'Banion
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Sandy Kenyon
as Bones Corelli
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Raymond Bailey
as Mr. Brancato
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Al Ruscio
as Tony Genaro
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Louis Quinn
as Joe Lorenzo
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Ron Soble
as Scalist
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Steve Gravers
as Anselmo
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Peter Dane
as Pete Flannery
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Raiken Ben Ari
as Ben Hoffman
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Robert Christopher
as Man
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Clegg Hoyt
as Lefty
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Roy Jenson
as Customer
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John Mitchum
as Photographer
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Jack Orrison
as Police clerk
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Sam Scar
as Louie
