Al Capone (film)

Al Capone
Al Capone
	Film poster by Reynold Brown
Directed by	Richard Wilson
Written by	Malvin Wald; Henry F. Greenberg
Produced by	Leonard Ackerman; John Burrows
Starring	Rod Steiger
Narrated by	James Gregory
Cinematography	Lucien Ballard
Edited by	Walter Hannemann
Music by	David Raksin
Distributed by	Allied Artists
Release date	March 25, 1959 (US);
Running time	104 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	under $1 million or $550,000
Box office	$2.5 million (rentals)

Al Capone is a 1959 biographical crime drama film directed by Richard Wilson,^[5] written by Malvin Wald and Henry F. Greenberg and released by Allied Artists. It stars Rod Steiger as Al Capone.

The finished film was noted for its deglamorized portrayal of Capone.^[6]

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^ "Allied Artists New Beef Up". Variety. 7 June 1961. p. 7.
^ "1959: Probable Domestic Take", Variety, 6 January 1960, pg 34.
^ Axmaker, Sean. "Al Capone (1959)". TCM. Turner Entertainment Networks, Inc. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
^ "Rod Steiger Plays Villain Again; Now He Deglamorizes Capone", Deseret News, May 30, 1959, p. 8A.