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Gangster Land

Gangster Land

When the city roared, Capone was king

20175.41h 30m

Overview

The story of America's most famous mobsters and their rise to power. Examine Al Capone's ascension through the eyes of his second in command, “Machine Gun” Jack McGurn.

Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr.
Written by Ian Patrick Williams
Produced by Timothy Woodward Jr., Jarrett Furst, Lauren De Normandie
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Top Cast

Jason Patric

Jason Patric

Detective Reed

Milo Gibson

Milo Gibson

Al Capone

Peter Facinelli

Peter Facinelli

George 'Bugs' Moran

Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Lulu Rolfe

Sean Faris

Sean Faris

Jack McGurn

Mark Rolston

Mark Rolston

Dion O'Banion

Michael Paré

Michael Paré

O'Connor

Al Sapienza

Al Sapienza

Johnny Torrio

Don Harvey

Don Harvey

Detective Landa

Sean Kanan

Sean Kanan

Detective Boyle

Themes & Keywords

gang wargang of thievesgang leaderganggang membergang warfaregang violencegang of thugs

About Gangster Land

Gangster Land is a thriller, crime, action, drama, history film released in 2017 exploring themes of gang war, gang of thieves, gang leader, gang, gang member, gang warfare. Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr., it stars Jason Patric, Milo Gibson, Peter Facinelli. The story of America's most famous mobsters and their rise to power. Examine Al Capone's ascension through the eyes of his second in command, “Machine Gun” Jack McGurn.

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