Al Capone (film) Al Capone (film) Al Capone is a 1959 biographical crime drama film directed by Richard Wilson, written by Malvin Wald and Henry F. Greenberg, and released by Allied Artists. It starred Rod Steiger as Al Capone. Steiger reportedly refused the producers' first offer to star in this film because he thought the initial screenplay inappropriately romanticized Capone and criminality. In an interview Steiger said, "I turned the picture down three times." According to TCM, he agreed to play the role only after the producers agreed to rewrite. The finished film was noted for its deglamorized portrayal of the subject. Chicago,
The Gangster Chronicles initial run, the entire Gangster Chronicles saga was boiled down to 121 minutes and released to videocassette as "Gangster Wars". The Gangster Chronicles The Gangster Chronicles is an NBC American television crime drama miniseries starring Michael Nouri, Joe Penny, Jon Polito, Louis Giambalvo, Kathleen Lloyd, Madeleine Stowe, Chad Redding, Markie Post, Allan Arbus, James Andronica, Robert Davi, Joseph Mascolo, and narrated by E.G. Marshall. A historically-based crime drama about the lives of gangsters Bugsy Siegel, Lucky Luciano and Al Capone. There were 13 60-minute episodes. The series was narrated by E. G. Marshall. "Gangster Wars" is a 1981 crime film