Al Capone, the popular movie gangster

Charso Press: “Alfonse Gabriel Capone”, known as Al Capone, is one of the most famous criminals in history, and his name is so embedded in public culture as a symbol of “outlaws” that many people in the world, if they do not know about his personality and story, must He has been heard and mentioned many times.

Al Capone, of Italian descent, was born in New York City on January 17, 1899, and was nicknamed “Scarface” when he was young because of a wound on his face caused by a fight.

After immigrating to Chicago and being recruited into gangster groups, he progressed quickly and became the head of the largest dangerous alcohol smuggling gang in America; The interesting thing is that the police did not have any evidence to arrest Al Capone and finally arrested him for tax evasion and sentenced him to 11 years in Alcatraz prison.

Al Capone died at the age of 47 in his personal villa in Florida, while suffering from mental and physical illnesses, some time after his release from prison.

The character of Al Capone and the ups and downs of his life are so attractive that a number of movies inspired by his life and a number of others were made on the subject of this criminal’s biography, and more interestingly, the movies “Little Caesar”, “Enemy of the People” ( 1931) and “Wounded Face” (1932) were made during Al Capone’s lifetime.

“Little Caesar” with a screenplay of the same title written by W.R. Burnett and produced in 1931, directed by Mervyn Leroy, is the first film adapted from Al Capone’s life.

In this 79-minute film, “Edward J. Robinson” In his most important film work, he appeared in the role of “Rico” and nicknamed “Little Caesar” who, with ambition, climbs the steps of the criminal gang and takes over the head of illegal activities and smuggling, but in the end he is a victim. Ambition becomes itself.

In 1931, William Wellman made the movie “Enemy of the People”, another one of the best gangster movies.

This film was adapted from a novel written by two reporters in Chicago who witnessed Al Capone’s rivalry with other organized crime groups.

“Enemy of the People” tells the story of two teenagers who, after years of wrongdoing, become very wealthy, but in a fight with each other, they suffer a fatal fate. In this movie, the main role is James Cagney granted.

The movie “Wounded Face” produced in 1932 by Howard Hawks is another brilliant gangster movie.

Ben Hackett wrote the screenplay of “Wounded Face” based on the novel “Armitage Trail” inspired by the life of Al Capone.

Paul Mooney In “Wounded Face”, he plays the role of an Italian immigrant named “Antonio (Tony) Camonti”, who grows up in the violent world of Chicago’s criminal gangs and eventually takes the place of his boss.

In this movie, showing the scene of “Valentine’s Day Massacre” and the wound on Tony Camonti’s cheek reveal the thematic relationship of this movie with Al Capone’s life.

These references led to rumors that Al Capone liked “Scarface” and that he had made a version of it.

Violent scenes created problems for the movie “Wounded Face” and finally it was released after editing and remaking some shots.

The movie “Wounded Face” is known as one of the most important gangster films that has had a great impact on this genre, and in 1994, the Library of Congress added “Wounded Face” to the National Film Registry, and in 2008, the American Film Institute ranked this movie as the sixth film. Top gangster introduced.

In 1983, Brian De Palma made a film with the same name and theme starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana.

In 1950, Richard Wilson made the first Al Capone biographical film called “Al Capone”, but it was released in 1959.

In this gangster movie, Wislon shows Al Capone’s growth process in the criminal gang, his fight with his rivals, the Valentine’s Day massacre, Al Capone’s arrest, his transfer to Elektraz prison, and finally his death.

“Red Steiger” He appeared as Al Capone in this film.

On February 14 (Valentine’s Day), 1929, with Al Capone’s plan and by his men, an incident called “Valentine’s Day Massacre” happened. On this day, four members of Al Capone’s group, while two of them were wearing police uniforms, entered a garage belonging to a rival group, and seven members of this group shot and killed them with machine guns.

Roger Corman made the movie “Valentine’s Day Massacre” based on this story in 1967. Jason Robards Appeared as Al Capone alongside George Segal, Ralph Meeker, Jack Nicholson and Bruce Dern.

“Capone” is another biographical film by Steve Carver, which was made in 1975. This movie also takes a look at Al Capone’s life “Ben Ghazara” He plays Al Capone.

Brian De Palma, who in 1983 made the spectacular film “Scarface” starring Al Pacino and based on the life of Al Capone, in 1987 released the acclaimed film “The Invincibles”.

In “The Invincibles”, De Palma presents a story of four incorruptible policemen led by Elliot Ness, whose hands are not contaminated by Al Capone’s bribes.

A strong script, spectacular cinematography, beautiful music and unique action scenes made “Invincibles” one of the masterpieces of the 80s from the point of view of many critics.

In this movie, Kevin Costner plays the role of Elliot Ness “Robert Deniro” also played the role of Al Capone.

Eliot Ness was a federal agent and members of his group played the most important role in arresting Al Capone for tax evasion.

Kevin Costner became incredibly popular after “The Invincibles” and Sean Connery won the Oscar for Best Actor for playing in this movie, and Andy Garcia also came out of obscurity.

Although Sean Connery won the Oscar, Robert De Niro’s performance as Al Capone is excellent.

Ennio Morricone was also nominated for the Oscar for the best score for the music of “The Invincibles”. The film also garnered two other Oscar nominations for Best Set Design and Best Costume Design.

In addition to attracting critics, “The Invincibles” was well received by the public and sold 76 million dollars while the production cost was 20 million dollars.

Al Capone was arrested for tax evasion in 1931 and sentenced to 11 years in prison. After spending some time in Atlanta prison, he was transferred to Alcatraz prison.

He was released from prison on November 16, 1939, and finally died in his villa in Florida on January 21, 1947 after a stroke.

In the movie “Capone” of 2020, Joss Trank took a look at the last days of Al Capone. Al Capone, who once led the most powerful criminal group, and in the last days of his life, due to mental and physical illness, has collapsed and turned into an unbearable being. A monster whose family and even his wife can no longer tolerate him.

Although “Capone” has a slow rhythm and does not have the beat of other gangster movies, but the game Tom Hardy And his heavy makeup to play the role of Al Capone and his acting has made the movie spectacular.

In any case, “Capone” will definitely not be the last movie about “Al Capone” and we have to wait and see which angle of the character of the most feared criminal of the last century can become the basis of another work and once again “scarred face” show the silver screen.

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