
Capone
The Man Who Made the Twenties Roar
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Release Date
4/16/1975Runtime
101 minsOverview
Young Al Capone catches the eye of Johnny Torrio, a criminal visiting New York from Chicago. Torrio invites Capone to move to Illinois to help run his Prohibition-era alcohol sales operation. Capone rises through the ranks of Torrio's gang and eventually takes over. On top, he works to consolidate his power by eliminating his enemies, fixing elections to his advantage and getting rich. In his spare time, Capone courts the principled Iris Crawford.
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ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$970,000Revenue
$2,000,000Homepage
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A methodical rise-and-fall portrait of ruthless ambition in 1920s Chicago, where a young criminal climbs the bootleg empire through violence and cunning. It's a cold-blooded examination of how power corrupts, told with the methodical pacing of a biography.
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Ben Gazzara
Al Capone

Harry Guardino
Johnny Torrio

Sylvester Stallone
Frank Nitti

Susan Blakely
Iris Crawford

John Cassavetes
Frankie Yale

Frank Campanella
Big Jim Colosimo

John Orchard
Dion O'Banion

Carmen Argenziano
Jack McGurn

George Chandler
Robert E. Crowe

John Davis Chandler
Hymie Weiss

Royal Dano
Anton J. Cermak
Joe De Nicola
Charles Fischetti
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