
Scarface(1932)
In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.


“Every great man needs an enforcer”
Al Capone may be the most famous Chicago mobster, but his successor, Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti (Anthony LaPaglia), was just as ruthless. This biopic goes to great lengths to accurately trace Nitti's rise to the top of the Windy City's underworld, amid corruption, betrayal and violence. The result is an engrossing glimpse into mob life in the early 20th century.

Anthony LaPaglia
Frank Nitti

Vincent Guastaferro
Al Capone

Trini Alvarado
Anna

Michael Moriarty
Hugh Kelly
Michael Russo
Paul Ricca

Louis Guss

Clayton Landey
Ted Newberry

Bruce Kirby
Anton Cermack
Renata Vanni

Mike Starr
Sergeant Harry Lang
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer is a tv movie, drama, action, crime film released in 1988 exploring themes of prohibition era, gangster. Directed by Michael Switzer, it stars Anthony LaPaglia, Vincent Guastaferro, Trini Alvarado. Al Capone may be the most famous Chicago mobster, but his successor, Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti (Anthony LaPaglia), was just as ruthless. This biopic goes to great lengths to accurately trace Nitti's rise to the top of the Windy City's underworld, amid corruption, betrayal and violence. The result is an engrossing glimpse into mob life in the early 20th century.
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