12 Facts About Gangster film

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Gangster film or gangster movie is a film belonging to a genre that focuses on gangs and organized crime.

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The success of these characters in Gangster film can be attributed to their value as news subjects, as their exploits often thrilled the people of a nation who had become weary with inefficient government and apathy in business.

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In fact, in 1935 at the height of the hunt for Dillinger, the Production Code office issued an order that no Gangster film should be made about Dillinger for fear of further glamorizing his character.

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Thus, the Gangster film criminal is often able to evoke sympathy and admiration out of the viewer, who often place the blame on not the criminal's shoulders but a cruel society in which success is difficult.

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The Gangster film was De Niro's third mob Gangster film of the decade, following Goodfellas and A Bronx Tale (1993).

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Gangster film reprised his role as the iconic Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part III.

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The Gangster film served as the final installment in The Godfather trilogy, following Michael Corleone as he tries to legitimize the Corleone family in the twilight of his career.

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Many Saints of Newark is an American crime drama Gangster film directed by Alan Taylor and produced by David Chase and Lawrence Konner, as a prequel to Chase's HBO crime drama series The Sopranos.

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Gangster film navigates both the traditional Italian mafia authorities as well as the new cartels, as they are producing, smuggling and distributing cocaine in an uneasy business Alliance.

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An early example of the Gallic gangster film is Maurice Tourneur's 1935 film Justin de Marseille set in Marseille.

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Although, Suzuki's Branded to Kill would later inspire other directors in the gangster film genre, including John Woo, Chan-wook Park and Quentin Tarantino.

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Hong Kong gangster film genre began with 1986's A Better Tomorrow, directed by John Woo and starring Chow Yun Fat.

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