Al Capone [1959]

During the era of Prohibition, gangsters gained enormous power by controlling the illicit drink. The most infamous was a thug from Brooklyn who murdered his way to the top and was, for a time, one of the most powerful men in the United States. In this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone (Rod Steiger) comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capones rise in Chicago gangdom is followed through murder, extortion, and political fraud. He becomes head of Chicagos biggest business, but moves inexorably toward his downfall and ignominious end

This set contains four films directed by Fernando Di Leo, one of the lesser-known influences on the early films of Quentin Tarantino. This release includes Caliber 9, The Italian Connection, The Boss, and Rulers of the City.