The American Gangster

Infobox Film
name = The American Gangster


image_size = 144
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 = July 1 1992
runtime = 45 min.
country = United States
language = English
budget =
gross =
website =
amg_id = 1:1968
imdb_id = 0297726

"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. [cite web | url=http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808755430/details | title=The Mob Box Set (2006) | publisher=Yahoo! Movies | accessdate=2007-11-02 ] The documentary shows actual film footage and photographs of gangsters like Pretty Boy Floyd, John Dillinger, Al Capone, and Bugsy Siegel. [cite web | url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/1968/The-American-Gangster/overview | title=The American Gangster | publisher=The New York Times | accessdate=2007-11-02 ]

Release

"The American Gangster" was released on VHS on July 1 1992. [cite news | author= | url= | title=NEW ON VIDEO | publisher=Akron Beacon Journal | date=1992-06-26 ] 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). [cite news | author=George Haas | url= | title=DVD REPORT | publisher=Daily Southtown | date=2006-01-03

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*imdb title|id=0297726|title=The American Gangster