Gangster film Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" was released. The epic story of the Corleone family, its generational transition from post-prohibition to post-war, its fratricidal intrigues, and its tapestry of mid-century America's criminal underworld became a huge critical and commercial success. It accounted for nearly 10% of gross proceeds for all films for the entire year. It won the Oscar for Best Picture, as well as the award for Best Actor for Marlon Brando and is widely considered one of the greatest American films of all time. Two years later, "The Godfather Part II" became the fifth-highest-grossing film of the year and garnered
Gangster film jewelry store. All three of the films were domestic successes and "Borsalino" was popular elsewhere in Europe. None of them, however, broke through in the United States. Indian cinema, including Bollywood, has several genres of gangster films. film which explores the gangster genre with World-building themes and revenge The Hong Kong gangster film genre began with 1986's "A Better Tomorrow", directed by John Woo and starring Chow Yun Fat. Woo's tale of counterfeiters portrays a gangster who balances "Kung Fu honor" and the materialistic goals of the Triads. It was the all-time biggest grossing Hong Kong film at the box