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Mobsters is a 1991 American crime drama film directed by Michael Karbelnikoff. It details the creation of The Commission . Set in New York City , taking place from 1917 to 1931, it is a semi-fictitious account of the rise of Charles "Lucky" Luciano , Meyer Lansky , Frank Costello , and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel .
The American movie The Black Hand (1906) is thought to be the earliest surviving gangster film. [1] In 1912, D. W. Griffith directed The Musketeers of Pig Alley, a short drama film about crime on the streets of New York City (filmed, however, at Fort Lee, New Jersey) rumored to have included real gangsters as extras.
Crime drama [42] Crime and Punishment: Josef von Sternberg: Edward Arnold, Peter Lorre, Marian Marsh: United States: Crime drama [43] G Men: William Keighley: James Cagney, Margaret Lindsay, Lloyd Nolan: United States [44] Toni: Jean Renoir: Charles Blavette, Celia Montalván, Jenny Hélia: France: Crime drama [45] The Whole Town's Talking ...
Killing Them Softly is a 2012 American neo-noir crime film written and directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Brad Pitt.Based on George V. Higgins' 1974 novel Cogan's Trade, the story follows Jackie Cogan, a hitman who is hired to deal with the aftermath of a Mafia poker game robbery that ruptured the criminal economy; the events are set during the 2008 United States presidential election and ...
Gangster film [17] Point Break: Kathryn Bigelow: Patrick Swayze, Keanu Reeves, Gary Busey: United States: A Rage in Harlem: Bill Duke: Forest Whitaker, Gregory Hines, Robin Givens: United Kingdom United States: Crime drama [18] Ricochet: Russell Mulcahy: Denzel Washington, John Lithgow, Ice-T: United States [19]
Dawn of the Dead (1978) Watch: Dawn of the Dead (1978) Genres: Horror, Thriller. IMDb rating: 7.8/10 Rated: Unrated. Dawn of the Dead is a 1978 zombie horror film written, directed, and edited by ...
Black Mass is a 2015 American biographical crime drama film about American mobster Whitey Bulger.Directed by Scott Cooper and written by Mark Mallouk and Jez Butterworth, it is based on Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill's 2000 book Black Mass: The True Story of an Unholy Alliance Between the FBI and the Irish Mob.
Running Scared is a 2006 neo-noir action thriller film directed and written by Wayne Kramer. [3] The film stars Paul Walker , Cameron Bright , Vera Farmiga and Chazz Palminteri . Its plot follows a low-ranking mafioso who is ordered to get rid of a gun used to kill corrupt cops only to find himself in a race against time when the murder weapon ...