Gangsters: The Ultimate Film Collection (1983)

Synopsis: Gangster fans will savor this collection of four films that helped redefine the genre. Brian DePalma's SCARFACE, written by a young Oliver Stone, takes Howard Hawk's 1932 classic into the... Gangster fans will savor this collection of four films that helped redefine the genre. Brian DePalma's SCARFACE, written by a young Oliver Stone, takes Howard Hawk's 1932 classic into the drug-fueled violence of 1980s Florida. DePalma's informal update on the character, CARLITO'S WAY, also starring Al Pacino, follows an aging gangster as he faces a new generation of thugs. Undeservingly criticized as a lesser GOODFELLAS, 1995's CASINO offers up bountiful rewards for anyone who looks beyond casting. A fascinating hybrid of the western and gangster genres, Scorsese's Las Vegas opus finds old-school gangsters in the developing frontier where cowboys (er, mobsters) are being replaced by businessmen. Finally, reaching the cycle's inevitable conclusion, Ridley Scott's AMERICAN GANGSTER offers a crime film steeped in the flimsy entrepreneurial ethics that any business school graduate could appreciate. Please see individual titles for detailed synopsis information. [More]

Starring: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Ruby Dee

Starring: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Josh Brolin, Ruby Dee, Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, Robert DeNiro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Don Rickles, Alan King, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo, Ingrid Rogers, Joseph Siravo, Luis Guzmán, Viggo Mortensen

Director: Ridley Scott, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese

Director: Ridley Scott, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese

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