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The story of the glorious, fierce, larger-than-life depiction of mob warlord Al Capone who ruled Prohibition-era Chicago ... and Eliot Ness, the law enforcer, who vowed to bring him down. A classic confrontation between good and evil, and how with the help of a cop named Malone, Ness learns how to beat the mob by shooting fast and shooting first.
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A larger-than-life depiction of Al Capone, the warlord who ruled Prohibition-era Chicago ... and Eliot Ness, the law enforcer who vowed to bring him down. In this classic confrontation between good and evil, Ness learns, with the help of a cop named Malone, how to beat the mob by shooting fast and shooting first.
6) Scarface
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"One of the most influential movies of all time, the original Scarface is an exciting story of organized crime's brutal control over Chicago during the prohibition era [about] Tony Camonte, an ambitious criminal with a ruthless drive to be the city's top crime boss. This compelling tale of ambition, betrayal and revenge is a groundbreaking masterpiece that influenced all gangster films to follow."--Container.
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Film noir police thriller arout five characters through a particularly bad night in a Chicago police precinct: Johnny Kelly, a stressed out cop ready to crack; Sally 'Angel Face' Connors, a lounge singer looking for a way out; Hayes Stewart, a thug-for-hire who's dying to move up in the syndicate; Penrod Biddle, a smooth and corrupt district attorney; and Sgt. Joe, an honest cop trying to keep Johnny on a straight path.
9) Al Capone
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An account of the life of Al Capone, tracing his rise to the top of Chicago's underworld.
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This vintage series, set in Prohibition-era Chicago, pits the maverick lawmen known as "The untouchables" against mobsters holding court against any and all challengers. Federal agent Eliot Ness and his men, who were responsible for Al Capone's downfall, now go after Frank Nitti, Capone's main enforcer, as well as a slew of other mobsters and incorrigibles.
12) Oscar
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Chicago's top gangster Snaps Provolone promises his father that he'll quit the life of crime. But as he tries to get out of the rackets, he finds that going straight is the toughest job he's ever pulled.
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A realistic look at the violence that shook America's past, this gritty series pays tribute to stoic gangbuster Eliot Ness and his incorruptible treasury agents as they battle organized crime. In this volume, it looks like Frank Nitti's evil empire might be crumbling--but then heroin becomes the new drug of choice. Now the rivalry between Ness and Nitti intensifies.
17) Gangster Land
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With a backdrop of the roaring 1920s, the Italian and Irish mobs bloody the streets of Chicago during the infamous gangland wars. Al Capone, and his Machine Gunner Jack McGurn, take on Bugs Moran and the Irish mob in a battle that culminates with the Valentine's Day Massacre.
18) The sting
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A young con man teams up with a seasoned con man to win money from a criminal banker in 1930s Chicago.
19) Crime spree
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These guys are given one last chance to pull off a job without messing it up. Guess what happens? They mess up - again. Chicago's biggest mob boss doesn't like being robbed, and now he's out for blood. So are the guys whose car they stole to use as the gang's getaway vehicle. And then there is the dirty federal agent and the double-dealing crime lord who handed them the assignment in the first place.
20) Dirty deeds
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An Australian gangster's booming business attracts the attention of the Chicago Mafia. When two Chicago hoods arrive in town and attempt to muscle in on the action, he decides to teach them a bitter lesson in Outback hospitality.
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