The American Gangster of alcohol that empowered the gangsters. The documentary shows actual film footage and photographs of gangsters like Pretty Boy Floyd, John Dillinger, Al Capone, and Bugsy Siegel. "The American Gangster" was released on VHS on July 1, 1992. The documentary was later part of a box set of DVDs, "The Mob Box Set", released on January 3, 2006. The documentary accompanied films like "Bugsy" (1991), "Donnie Brasco" (1997), and "Snatch" (2000). 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
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"