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词条 The American Gangster
释义

  1. Background

  2. Release

  3. References

  4. External links

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| name = The American Gangster
| image = The American Gangster VHS cover.jpg
| caption = VHS cover
| director = Ben Burtt
| producer = Ray Herbeck Jr.
| writer = Ray Herbeck Jr.
| narrator = Dennis Farina
| starring =
| music = Marco D'Ambrosio
| cinematography =
| editing =
| distributor = Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
| released = {{Film date|1992|07|01}}
| runtime = 45 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}

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.

Background

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 of alcohol that empowered the gangsters.[1] The documentary shows actual film footage and photographs of gangsters like Pretty Boy Floyd, John Dillinger, Al Capone, and Bugsy Siegel.[2]

Release

The American Gangster was released on VHS on July 1, 1992.[3] 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).[4]

References

1. ^{{cite web | url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808755430/details | title=The Mob Box Set (2006) | work=Yahoo! Movies | accessdate=September 2, 2010 }}
2. ^{{cite news | url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/1968/The-American-Gangster/overview | title=The American Gangster | work=The New York Times | accessdate=September 2, 2010 | first=Peter M. | last=Nichols}}
3. ^{{cite news | author= | url= | title=New on Video | work=Akron Beacon Journal | date=June 6, 1992 }}
4. ^{{cite news | last=Haas | first=George | url= | title=DVD Report | work=Daily Southtown | date=January 3, 2006 }}

External links

  • {{IMDb title|id=0297726|title=The American Gangster}}
  • {{Amg movie|1968|The American Gangster}}
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