The American Gangster The American Gangster The American Gangster is a 1992 American crime documentary film directed by Ben Burtt and written and produced by Ray Herbeck Jr. The documentary is narrated by Dennis Farina and explores the lives of America's gangsters like Pretty Boy Floyd, John Dillinger, Al Capone, and Bugsy Siegel. It was directly released on VHS in 1992 and later released as part of a DVD box set in 2006. "The American Gangster" is a documentary that chronicles the formation of the first generation of American gangsters. The documentary explores the illegal businesses involving gambling, prostitution, and defiance of prohibition
Edwin Boyd: Citizen Gangster it in the United States. Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 50% of 14 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 5.5/10. Metacritic rated it 56/100 based on 9 reviews. Linda Barnard of the "Toronto Star" rated it 3/4 stars called it a "carefully crafted, sympathetic examination of Canada's most notorious bank robber". Joe Leydon of "Variety" called it "generally low-key but sporadically exciting". Jeannette Catsoulis of "The New York Times" wrote, ""Citizen Gangster" is a good-looking but passionless affair that remains stubbornly aloof from its audience." Gary Goldstein of the "Los Angeles Times"