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101 Gangster Movies: You Must See Before You Die by Octopus Publishing Group (Paperback, 2009)
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- From the drug-fueled excesses to the punch-ups and knife fights, these films depict society's underbelly in action. Whether it's holding up the local liquor store or wheeling and dealing among the far-reaching tentacles of organized crime, the truth is never far from the fictional world on the big screen. The gangster genre kicked off with actors such as James Cagney and Edward G. Robinson. Their tough-guy looks set the trend to follow, and led to the devious, crazy, and charismatic crooks played by the likes of Al Paci and Robert de Niro. But often these hard men are almost sympathetic characters: Marlon Brando's godfather turned bad to feed his family, after all - capisce? The one-line quips, the sharp suits, the sense of camaraderie, and the grisly killings have created some of the movies' most memorable moments. So get ready to take a walk on the wild side. With insight from critics, film historians, and academics, 101 Gangster Movies You Must See Before You Die brings kwledge, insight, and passion to a wealth of dirty rats, horses' heads, colorful misters, dons, molls, triads, kingpins, hoods, yakuza, low-life scum, informers, shoot-outs, hold-ups, heists, gangs, shakedowns, drug deals, getaway cars, murders, kidnappings, and car chases. By the end, you'll be wondering just whose side you're on: the cops' or the robbers'?
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- PublisherCassell Illustrated, Octopus Publishing Group
- ISBN-101844036626
- ISBN-139781844036622
- eBay Product ID (ePID)90912762
Product Key Features
- FormatPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- TopicFilm, TV & Radio
Additional Product Features
- Place of PublicationLondon
- Content Note204
- Author BiographySteven Jay Schneider is a film critic, scholar and producer with MA degrees in Philosophy and Cinema Studies from Harvard University and New York University, respectively. He is the general editor of the best-selling 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, 501 Movie Stars and 501 Movie Directors. He has written and edited a number of books about cinema, such as Horror Cinema Across the Globe.
- Out-Of-Print Date28/03/2011
- Date of Publication19/10/2009
- Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom
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