Mobsters

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Somewhat of an excuse to throw together four hot young actors of the moment in a serious environment, Mobsters nonetheless is a decent treatment of the rise of four of the most infamous gangsters of the 20th century. Christian Slater and Patrick Dempsey play Charlie "Lucky" Luciano and Meyer Lansky, respectively, best friends since they were kids on the mean streets of New York. When Prohibition hits, these young ambitious hoods--along with Bugsy Siegel (Richard Grieco) and Frank Costello (Costas Mandylor) make their move to take over the rackets, even as it jeopardizes their friendship. Featuring cameos by Anthony Quinn, Michael Gambon, and F. Murray Abraham, Mobsters is a guilty pleasure if a not too serious one. --Robert Lane

Customer Reviews:

About as realistic as the man in the moon.......2007-01-24

Lucky,Lansky,and the rest of the THUGS portrayed here as if they were choirboys with machine-guns were murderous killers,drooling animals that should have been put down as rabid dogs are the moment thier disease manifested itself...Instead,in this film,we are subjected almost to a disney-like version of events,and ,as portrayed by this quartet of 1990s pretty-boys,as if crime,murder,prostitution,loan-sharking and all of the other nefarious activities these animals were into was just prankish play by a bunch of twenty-something lads..what rubbish...Not only that,but they take reality and trash it in favor of fiction...The events portrayed for the most part either didn't happen or happened in an entirely different way than as portrayed here..

Mobsters with guts.......2006-07-18

Mobsters is a great movie that has been made regarding the pro-hibition era', relating to the mob connections of making money from selling illegal alchol. With a young cast and in my opinion some great acting, it's a thrilling watch based on real people and events. However glorified, it represents a great story of american mafia culture, back in the early 1920's. An enjoyable watch for those who don't mind all the killing and swearing.Recommended for those to be over the age of 18 because of the language through the movie.

Chance it.......2006-04-05

Well its not a classic, but it doesn't deserve a 1 star either. I have the VHS version which in my opinion was better than DVD.
If you know the history of Lucky Luciano, you probably will find flaws with this movie. If you don't know the history of Lucky, there's a good chance you might like it.

This totally could have been a better film if it was put in better hands (Not to take anything away from the filmmakers). But if you have actors like Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci etc. attached to a film it sure helps, especially for that era (90's) not to mention the script.

This Cast Should Be Whacked!!.......2005-11-22

I don't know about who wrote most of these earlier reviews, but my God, this is the absolute worst movie ever portraying these God-like men of Cosa Nostra. Christain Slater? Are you kidding me? And what is with this crap regarding the British speaking Maranzano? This is by far the most foul portrayal of La Cosa Nostra ever put on film. Do yourself a favor, if you haven't seen it, don't. And if you have, and like it, kill yourself, because I can't go through life knowing I'm competing for the same air as someone who is completely the poster child for people who shouldn't breed.

Horrible............2005-07-06

Almost everything in this movie is a lie.... Although somethings in the movie happened almost all of it didn't happen the way the movie potrays.. This movie should be outlawed for its unrealistic potral of some of the most respected gangsters in American history...

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Funny Family Movie
I liked it
Very funny
Easy to watch and enjoy but by no means great
Worst movie I've ever seen. Razzie, anyone?

Mobsters and Mormons
Starring: Mark Decarlo
Director: John Moyer
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ASIN: B000CSNCI2
Release Date: 2005-12-13

Product Description

When Carmine "The Beans" Pasquale (Mark DeCarlo) is nabbed by the FBI, he decides to testify against his mafia boss (Michael Kagan) and go into the Witness Relocation Program with his wife Gina (Jeanette Puhich) and son Vincent (Clayton Taylor). Now known as George, Linda and Patrick Cheeseman, the Pasquale family is sent to suburban Utah to begin their new life. But can the "Cheesemans" survive in a wolrd where everyone is Mormon, all coffee is bad and scrapbooking reigns supreme? A hilarious comedy with a knockout comedic performance by DeCarlo.

Customer Reviews:

Funny Family Movie.......2007-08-28

I love this movie and have shared it with my non-LDS family members. They also enjoyed it as the "mobster family" makes the types of comments and asks the questions my family often ponders. It is a family film- so the mobsters are not really all that hardcore but you do get some funny interactions that are pretty true to life with people who are unfamiliar with the LDS Church.
I hope that LDS families will watch this movie and learn that you can be a friend, coworker, neighbor etc. and not have to constantly try to convert someone. Just care for their needs and the rest will follow! Also, you get a good look at the Ward mentality- those supposed Ward royalty often shape the opinions of the group based on perception instead of doctrine and can sometimes get in the way of true Christian compassion.
I think that non-LDS families can also enjoy this movie, and not just to laugh about the similarities to your Mormon neighbors!

I liked it.......2007-07-03

This was a decent LDS film. Much better than some others out there. I would recommend it.

Very funny.......2007-01-13

Although it's funnier when you understand Mormons and their lifestyles, but it is still funny no matter who watches it.

Easy to watch and enjoy but by no means great.......2006-09-14

This movie is a somewhat enjoyable film geared towards members of the LDS faith. It has a few funny moments that and it is pretty well acted (for lower budget movies at least).

The movies premise is about a Mobster who cuts a deal with the FBI (to stay out of jail) and squeels on his mob boss in return for his squeeling he and his family are put into a witness protection program and are sent to live in Provo, Utah.

The movies premise is what it's like for a hard core mobster and his family to live in happy valley.

Like I said this movie does have a few good laughs and the acting is good (for a low budget film).

The problem with the film are as follows:

1 - Too preachy... sometimes the film tries too hard to preach about the LDS faith instead of tell a story

2 - On my DVD copy the sound didn't match the movement on people's lips. I would think that would be something you should check out before you start producing the film!

3 - Just an average good one time watch.... nothing you would want to see over and over again. This would be a good one time rental or library movie.

Decent just not great.

Worst movie I've ever seen. Razzie, anyone?.......2006-09-05

If I could give this no stars, I would! The person from Kearns, UT who thinks this movie would be great for non-mormons, think again! I inadvertantly rented it at the video store, thinking it would be funny. In unbiased hands, it could have been. Skilled writers and actors would have been a plus, too. The acting was awful. The dialogue was stilted. The plot was unbelievable. Apparently the writers have never even watched a TV crime show, let alone done research. This movie played out like it was hastily thrown together by a couple of college kids pulling an all-nighter for film class. Worst of all, the whole thing came across as a thinly-veiled proselytizing tool. It may be A+ entertainment for mormons, but for regular folk like me this was nowhere near the quality one would expect.

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this 1972 street thugs story is not bad but not great either
Fukasaku's Street Mobster
Yakuza Classic

Street Mobster
Starring: Bunta Sugawara , Noboru Ando , Mayumi Nagisa , Asao Koike , and Noboru Mitani
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
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ASIN: B0002KPHUQ
Release Date: 2004-09-07

Description

In the tradition of Takeshi Kitano, Sergio Leone, and George Romero, Japanese action director Kinji Fukasaku (Battle Royale I and II, The Yakuza Papers) brings to life Street Mobster, the story of a violent killer who will stop at nothing to satisfy his lust for blood. Released from prison, gangster Isamu Okita plans to start his own gang and begins a reign of terror using beatings, prostitution, stabbings, and murders to fight his way to the top of the gangland world. Street Mobster is a look into the dark realm of Japan's criminal underworld, where anything can be had for a price.

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this 1972 street thugs story is not bad but not great either.......2007-05-17

a very simple and straightforward storyline with a hothead street thug toughed out his luck; with a two-bit bar whore he raped fell for him and died for him in the end. all the clan members in this film were not as cool as some other better yakuza films except the cold fish yato san. the turf war between him and his rival clan was not evenly balanced since he seemed to have only 2 members in total, while his opponent clan got lot of members. the actor who played the main character thug who toughed out his luck and died along with his raped victim was not a good enough actor. this violent yukuza movie should be and could be better, but failed on both counts.

Fukasaku's Street Mobster.......2004-10-03

This presentation of Street Mobster from Home Vision Entertainment is really spectacular. The picture looks great for a Japanese film from 1972, and the subtitles have been translated quite nicely. It stars Bunta Sagawara and Noboru Ando, who is a former real-life yakuza - when he disbanded his gang, he started acting in yakuza movies. This yakuza film is one of Fukasaku's earlier yakuza films - meaning it came before Battles without Honor, Graveyard of Honor, Yakuza Graveyard, and Cops vs. Thugs. However, this one is very similar in style and narrative, though much less confusing than the beautiful chaos of Battles without Honor. Overall, I liked it less than Battles without Honor and Graveyard of Honor, the other films released by HVE, but it really does compare. Definitely see this if you like yakuza films. Also, it includes a trailer gallery for the Fukasaku films released by HVE as well as the Zatoichi series, and has a very interesting interview feature with former yakuza. Highly Recommended.

Yakuza Classic.......2004-09-21

Kinji Fukasaku's gritty 1972 Yakuza classic is finally on DVD and it was worth the wait. This HVE package is a delight, with a fine widescreen transfer and enthusiastic liner notes from Toyko film buff, Patrick Macias. But in the final analysis, it is the film which matters, and Street Mobster is a winner all the way. With Street Mobster on DVD, can Fukasaku's masterpiece, The Yakuza Papers, be far behind?

Gangsters Guns & Floozies Crime Collection: I, Mobster

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Cheaply made movie, and even cheaper DVD.
"He's been having you tailed, blueprinting every move you've made...he's ordered you rubbed out."
"Sometimes you have to kill to live."
low-budget gem of a gangster movie
Pushing the envelope of "B-ness"

Gangsters Guns & Floozies Crime Collection: I, Mobster
Starring: Steve Cochran , Lita Milan , Robert Strauss , Celia Lovsky , and Lili St. Cyr
Director: Roger Corman
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ASIN: B000A2WSTO
Release Date: 2005-10-18

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Cheaply made movie, and even cheaper DVD........2006-06-25

This film is worth viewing for two reasons - Steve Cochran and Robert Strauss. They are both as good as it gets. But you would have to be as big a fan of Steve Cochran as I to make this product worth even its extremely low price.
The film is choppy with lines and distortions in some places. The story doesn't hold together very well, and, as pointed out by another reviewer, the obviously Italian Lita Milan plays a character named "Teresa Porter," and Austrian born and accented Celia Lovsky plays Cochran's long suffering Italian mother. The DVD is so cheap that they couldn't even get the character's name right on the back cover. Cochran plays Joe Sante, but, on the DVD case, his character is referred to as "Steve Fisher," who was actually the writer of the film. And there are no features whatsoever - the only two options are "watch the movie" and "scene selections."
The film jumps from a child playing the part of 11-year old Joe to a 40-year old Cochran playing Joe at age 20 and beyond with not so much as an attempt to make him look older as the story progresses.
One bonus however, is the appearance of John Dennis (Sgt. Ike Galovitch in "From Here to Eternity") in a minor role as one of Murder Incorporated's thugs.
If Steve Cochran is one of your favorite performers, you should purchase this product only because, unfortunately, very little of his work is available on DVD.
If you're not, take a pass on this cheapie.

"He's been having you tailed, blueprinting every move you've made...he's ordered you rubbed out.".......2006-01-15

From Sony's Gangsters Guns & Floozies Crime Collection come comes an interesting, albeit overly moralistic, look at the life and times of `the world's most notorious crime boss' in the film I, Mobster (1958), based on a novel by Joseph Hilton Smyth, adapted for the screen by Steve Fisher ("Peter Gunn", "Cannon", "Barnaby Jones"), and co-producer and directed by Roger Corman (It Conquered the World, Attack of the Crab Monsters, Machine-Gun Kelly). The film stars Steve Cochran (The Damned Don't Cry, The Big Operator), along with Lita Milan (The Violent Men), and Robert Strauss, probably best known (to me, at least) for his memorable role in the film Stalag 17 (1953), as the character Stanislas 'Animal' Kasava. Also appearing is Celia Lovsky (Man of a Thousand Faces), Corman regular John Brinkley (Teenage Doll, War of the Satellites), and veteran actor of over 200 films Grant Withers (The Fighting Kentuckian, Hoodlum Empire), in his last feature.

The movie opens as we see a character named Joe Sante (Cochran) being grilled by some senate committee members about racketeering, which then transitions into a flashback where we see Joe's humble goomba beginnings in organized crime, as a young lad running bookie collections. Little Joey's got quite the attitude, and vows to his mother, played by Lovsky, someday he'll be a big shot. Eventually Joe lands a job delivering drugs, working under a local boss named Frankie (Strauss), and develops a fixation on a girl from the neighborhood named Teresa (Milan), but things go sour as Joe gets pinched and sent to the can for a year. Upon his release, he makes another vow to his mother how he'll never go to jail again. The syndicate, impressed with Joe's ability to keep his mouth shut and serve his time, rather than turn a dime for a lesser sentence, gives him a contract assignment to rub a mug out, along with a bit more responsibility. Joe's ambition drives him forward, as he develops his own crew (Frankie has now become Joe's right hand man), along with muscling in on lucrative union operations as a freelance labor relations expert, despite protests from his family and friends, particularly his mother and Teresa, to get out of the life, and go straight. Not only do their pleas fall upon deaf ears, but Joe actually brings on Teresa's younger brother Ernie (Brinkley) into the fold (along with goodie goodie Teresa herself), as he needed work due to the fact that he and Teresa's mother has since taken ill. Ernie, lacking a certain amount of self disciple, soon develops some bad habits (including a smack monkey), and Joe learns he's shirking his responsibilities towards his family and cuts him off, but Ernie, knowing what he knows, first tries blackmail, and then finally force...as you might expect, things do not end well for young Ernest. Anyway, as Joe's powerbase grows, his former boss (Withers), now partner, thinks he's getting too big for his britches, and puts a contract out, of which Joe learns about before its carried out, and reacts accordingly, eventually becoming the number one man...getting to the top is one thing, but staying there is something different, and in the end, the realization begins to set in that all that he's gained doesn't quite make up for all he's given up...

This is a pretty decent mob movie, overall. I really liked Steve Cochran in the lead role, as he was generally calm, cool, and collected, never going overboard, as his character seemed to understand the necessity of having a strong presence, but also keeping a modest profile as to fly under the authoritarian radar. As far as the rest of the performers, I thought they all did well enough given the material, which decent, although a bit preachy at times. This aspect is pushed continually throughout the film, and then laid on very thick near the end as Joe's sweet, kindly mother, who at first seemed to turn a blind eye towards her son's criminal proclivities, finally comes to terms with what he is, and what he's become...her various moralistic monologues were increasingly difficult to take as the story worn on, and quite frankly, I often found myself wishing someone would have bumped the old bag off, perhaps catching a little collateral damage in the form of a stray bullet...I thought Lita Milan, playing the female lead, did very well, helped a bit by the fact she was very easy on the old peepers...an interesting fact about her...soon after this film, she gave up her acting career and married the son of a Dominican Republic dictator, but I digress...besides the sappy moral overtones inherent within the story, the other aspect I found difficult to accept was Teresa's change of heart towards Joe shortly after Joe iced her younger brother Ernie, right in front of her. I suppose her transformation from goodie two shoes to crime boss moll possible, but it just seemed unlikely given her closeness to her brother...and the fact Joe was the one who plugged him. The story moves along at a good clip, in a straightforward and efficient manner, wasting little of its hour and twenty minute running time, often glossing over Joe's actual activities, focusing rather on his relationships within his family and within his business acquaintances. It wasn't as gritty as I had hoped, but overall, it entertained, and worthy viewing for someone interested in the genre.

Sony provides a decent, fullscreen (1.33:1) picture here, but during the opening we see the film was originally presented in CinemaScope, and this is made entirely obvious early on as a number of the opening credits are cut off. Subsequently, the pan and scan effort given to the rest of the film is painfully apparent as this release features some really awkward, stilted panning throughout. Not only that, but who ever wrote the synopsis blurb on the back of the DVD case really screwed up, as mentioned by another reviewer. The main character is listed as Steve Fisher, who wasn't a character but the writer who adapted the original story for the screen. Apparently attention to detail or quality was not a big concern for Sony here, nor was presenting this film as it was originally meant to be seen. If Sony can't be bothered to provide a decent release, why should I be bothered to purchase said release? Sure the price is nice, but I would have been willing to shell out a bit more for a more aesthetically pleasing product true to its original format. The audio, presented in Dolby Digital mono, comes across cleanly. As far as extras, there are none, which didn't surprise me, given the lack of overall effort in the actual release.

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"Sometimes you have to kill to live.".......2006-01-05

Roger Corman's low-budget film noir "I, Mobster" is the fast-paced tale of the rise and fall of gangster Joe Sante (Steve Cochran). Having got his start as a street-wise kid doing errands for local bookies, he quickly works his way up the ladder, selling dope and collecting debts. When Joe gets a welcome-home party after serving his first stretch in prison, he leaves for a few minutes and kills Maurice Cerrago and thus carries out his first contract "hit". The party provides his with the perfect alibi, and now Joe is fast on his way to the top of the organization. His former boss, "Black" Frankie Udino (Robert Strauss), is now working for him, and Joe has more power than ever before. Although Joe could have any girl of his choice, he has always loved just one, Teresa Porter (Lita Milan).

Teresa is an angelic, beautiful young woman, and although she is in love with Joe she tries to avoid him. She is well-aware of Joe's reputation as a ruthless mobster, but she can't deny her feelings for him. Before long, Teresa and her younger brother Ernie are both working for Joe, and they like the big money they're earning. Ernie becomes a drug addict, though, and Joe has to remove him from the organization. Ernie confronts Joe with a gun and tries to blackmail him. Forced to defend himself, Joe shoots and kills Ernie, right after Teresa walked in and tried to stop her brother. Surprisingly, Teresa still feels nothing but love for Joe, and Joe realizes just how much he's corrupted his once angelic girlfriend.

Joe receives a subpoena from a Senate racketeering committee and is facing a long prison sentence. Joe books passage for himself and Teresa on a boat leaving the country. Unfortunately, Joe's former partners-in-crime want to be totally sure that Joe will never talk to the committee, and they make plans to kill him. Joe and Teresa are followed by two hitmen on their way to the pier, and before Joe and Teresa can get to the boat and escape Joe must fight it out with the hoodlums. Joe kills them but is seriously wounded, so he and Teresa go to Frankie Udino for help. It's only then that Joe finally realizes that he has no friends left in a world where trust is nonexistent.

Steve Cochran practically made a career out of playing ruthless gangsters, and this is perhaps his best role. Although made on a small budget, "I, Mobster" is one of the most entertaining noir films of the late 1950's, with lots of great lines ("You wanna become a moll?"), an impressive cast (Lita Milan is a very sexy and quite a talented actress, and Robert Strauss is awesome in the role of "Black" Frankie Udino!), and skillful direction by Roger Corman. There's also a memorable scene where real-life exotic dancer Lili St. Cyr performs on stage and even takes a bubble bath (a pretty racy scene for a 1950's movie)! The whole subplot about Joe Sante's disapproving parents was such a cliché, even by the late 1950's, and those scenes where his parents preach to him are badly dated. Other than that I have no complaints about the movie itself.

The Sony/Classic Media DVD, however, is a big disappointment. "I, Mobster" was filmed in CinemaScope, but the idiots who released this on DVD reformatted it to full screen, thus you miss a significant portion of the original image. As if that wasn't bad enough, on the back of the DVD cover it says Steve Cochran plays "Steve Fisher". Steve Fisher is actually the guy who wrote the screenplay, not a character in the film! Hopefully, this movie will get a proper DVD release I the future. Until then, this version will have to do.

low-budget gem of a gangster movie.......2000-03-23

Brooding hunk Steve Cochran literally has to fight the women off after his steady climb up the mob corporate ladder. He's all business until his longtime groupie BEGS to be his "moll." They enjoy life for a while until he is rubbed out. A nice clear-headed little film which will really appeal to fans of "The Sopranos" and "Donnie Brasco." Steve Cochran has got it, and Roger Corman knows how to showcase it!

Pushing the envelope of "B-ness".......2000-02-18

Roger Corman pushes the envelope of "B-ness" with this B-movie detailing the rise and fall of a small-time gangster (played by Steve Cochran, contender in the Elvis-lookalike contest and winner of the hair-grease semifinals). The casting is riotous, with his supposedly Italian immigrant parents played by two oldsters who speak with Austrian-German accents, and a girfriend who speaks with an Italian accent and has a WASP name. Robert Strauss, famous Jewish comedian, plays a vicious Italian gangster with about as much credibility as did Eli Wallach in "Godfather 3." Nonetheless, "I, Mobster" is enjoyable in broad, B-ways that only Corman can bring off.

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Waste Of Money

Henry Hill: Goodfella

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ASIN: B000E3723G
Release Date: 2001-06-10

Description

All he ever wanted to be was a gangster. He achieved his dream, but then he became what every mobster hates most. Henry Hill is one of the most famous criminals ever, but his fame came only after he decided to turn his back on the life that he had grown up dreaming of. From his childhood on the New York City streets to his ongoing attempts to come to terms with his criminal past, BIOGRAPHY chronicles the life of the man whose story formed the basis for the hit movie Goodfellas. Friends talk about his short-lived term in the Witness Protection Program (""he's the only man in America hiding out on TV"") while Henry reflects on his life in the Mob and the pivotal role he played in bringing down some of its most powerful figures. Henry Hill's life is a story of crime, addiction, love, betrayal and, ultimately and perhaps most surprisingly, survival.

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Waste Of Money.......2007-06-19

This Biography Sucked Hard!It Didn't Even Go Into Detail About Jimmy Burke, Paul Vario or Tommy De Simone(They Didn't Even Speak About Him). Don't Buy This Unless You Want To Waste Your Money!

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About as realistic as the man in the moon
Mobsters with guts
Chance it
This Cast Should Be Whacked!!
Horrible.....

Mobsters [Region 2]
Starring: Christian Slater , Patrick Dempsey , Richard Grieco , Costas Mandylor , and F. Murray Abraham
Director: Michael Karbelnikoff
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ASIN: B00009QNYI

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About as realistic as the man in the moon.......2007-01-24

Mobsters with guts.......2006-07-18

Chance it.......2006-04-05

This Cast Should Be Whacked!!.......2005-11-22

Horrible............2005-07-06

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Mobster Movies

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4 feature films on 1 dvd- Escape by night 2- Gang bullets 3- Gangsters boy 4- The racketeer..

Al Capone the Rise and Fall of Chi-town's Most Notorious Gangster Dvd

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Yes, the first reviewer was right
Total deception

Al Capone the Rise and Fall of Chi-town's Most Notorious Gangster Dvd

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GoodFellas

ASIN: B000BCH72Q

Product Description

Note: Digiview cover photo art lists the 'Al Capone' film starring Rod Steiger wrongly. The DVD is a 1998 Austria TV documentary. Contains film clips from Warner Bros. 'Al Capone' and 20th Century Fox's 'Capone'. At the onset of Prohibition, small time hood Al Capone moves to Chicago to become the bodyguard of a local racketeer. The Criminal activity that followed would soon be legendary. Approx. 60 Minutes. Color Compatable with all DVD Players

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Yes, the first reviewer was right.......2006-03-20

I bought this DVD in the $1 bin at a discount store. It was one of those decisions where in I knew it would probably be a mediocre movie (as are most $1 DVDs) but since it dealt with an interesting subject (Al Capone) and had an interesting actor in the lead (Rod Steiger) I thought it couldn't be that bad. Besides, I remember once, as a child, seeing the Rod Steiger Capone movie on television and being quite impressed with it. So, this movie was purchased with a small amount of nostalgia in mind. The problem is, this DVD has nothing to do with the Rod Steiger movie. It is instead, despite the packaging which leads the purchaser into believing they are buying the Steiger film, a documentary -- and not an especially good one.

It is less than an hour long, and features a few clips from various Capone films (including a fleeting glimpse of Steiger as Capone) but mostly centers around an annoying group of people in Chicago who have formed a modern day "We Love Capone" club (not kidding), who drop such gems as "I loved the social structure of the 1920s -- I would have loved to live in those times!" Yeah right buddy, there's nothing quite like segregation, gang wars, and corruption at all levels of government.

The documentary is semi-watchable, which would have been okay if the manufacturers of this DVD told you that you were buying a documentary. They lie and tell you that you are buying a Rod Steiger movie. They ought to be sued. This is outrageous. $1 or not, they shouldn't lie like that.

Total deception.......2005-11-22

When it comes to these cheapie DVDs, there are many instances of deceptive packaging. This one, however, is probably the worst example since it's an outright lie. Despite the claim on the front that states "Rod Steiger in AL CAPONE" and the listing running time of 105 minutes on the back, this is actually a 50-minute 1998 TV documentary that contains a fleeting clip of Steiger from the 1959 movie that I thought I was getting. So how is the documentary? I wouldn't know, because I can't be bothered to sit through it. But don't blame the filmmakers...blame Digiview. As the old saying goes, "When you're expecting ice cream, even the best fish tastes like poison." Or how about this one: Spend your money on something--ANYTHING--else.

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Court TV Crime Stories: Mobsters
Starring: Mobsters
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ASIN: B0001WTWHO
Release Date: 2004-05-11

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Al Capone - He ruled prohibition-era Chicago with an iron fist, using brute force and murder to maintain control of his vast network of distilleries, breweries and speakeasies. Nicknamed "Scarface", Capone's charm and cold-blooded tactics made him a legend. Al Capone: Public Enemy #1 chronicles the story of an Italian immigrant who built an empire from gambling, prostitution and murder.

Jimmy Hoffa - The disappearance and subsequent whereabouts of Jimmy Hoffa is one of the 20th century's greatest unsolved mysteries. Hoffa's tale is that of a charismatic street tough from Detroit who muscled his way trhough the ranks of the powerful Teamsters' Union to occupy, the presidency. This documentary explores both the circumstances surrounding Hoffa's disappearance and the controversy the Justice Department generated with it's relentless prosecution.

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Eight Films from the 1930's and 1940's in Black and White with Digitally Enhanced Audio on a total of 2 DVDs. Digitally Mastered, Interactive Menus, Chapter Selections Films: Escape by Night (1937) 64 minutes; Gang Bullets (1938) 63 minutes; Gangster's Boy (1938) 80 minutes; The Racketeer (1930) 66 minutes; Baby Face Morgan (1942) 63 minutes; Boss of Big Town (1942) 63 minutes; Gangs, Inc. (1941) 72 minutes; Lady Gangster (1942) 62 minutes;

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