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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.
2) 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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It's 1929 and Chicago's two powerful rival gangs, led by Al Capone and Bugs Moran, are in fierce competition over bootlegging ... but not for long. Capone's boys are plotting a Valentine's gift for Moran that will put him and his crew out of business for good. All it will take is a few fake police uniforms, a staged delivery of liquor and, of course, a lot of ammo ...
5) 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.
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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.
12) Party girl
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A mob lawyer has a professional crisis of conscience after he begins a romantic relationship with a naive showgirl.
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Dirty deeds: An Australian gangster's booming slot machine and casino rackets attract the attention of the American Mafia, who travel to Sydney to buy out his businesses.
Crime spree: 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...
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One of the most memorable of the early television police dramas, which debuted in 1957 running for three seasons on NBC. The story was about a decorated WWII Marine veteran of the South Pacific, where he received the Purple Heart in the Battle of Saipan, Lt. Frank Ballinger, a no-nonsense Chicago plainclothes cop in the elite M Squad Division.
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The Godfather: It is the late 1940s in New York and "Don" Vito Corleone is the head of a powerful Mafia "family." His youngest son Michael had defied Vito by enlisting in the Marines to fight in World War II. Michael has returned with no intention of continuing the family business, but after several assassination attempts on his father's life, Michael wants revenge on the men responsible. He is groomed as the new Don, leading the family to a new era...
19) Running scared
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Two cops are determined to put a crime boss behind bars before they retire.
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