The dramatic story of a Brooklyn gangster who is the hero of the youngsters from the slums, but for their sake he fakes cowardice when faced with the death penalty. Read more
| Starring | James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Pat O'Brien, Ann Sheridan |
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| Director | Michael Curtiz |
| Genres | Drama |
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With Johnny Depp shooting from the hip as John Dillinger in Michael Mann’s eagerly awaited Public Enemies, we consider the popular appeal of the all-American gangster… American Gangsters “The gangster is the ‘no’ to the great American ‘yes’ which is stamped so big over our official culture,” wrote the critic Robert Warshow. The gangster is an outsider who takes all that “land of opportunity” stuff and shoves it in his pocket… He Read more
Marlon Brando's character in the classic film, the Godfather, has been voted the top don of all time. Brando's portrayal of Don Vito Corleone, in Francis Ford Coppola's classic tale of the Sicilian Mafia in New York, came out top in the poll of gangster greats. Three British stars also make it into the top 10 of the poll, which was conducted by UCI Cinemas. Ex-football hardman Vinnie Jones comes in at seventh place for his role as Big Chris in the British film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking... Read more
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