The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
8.3
1972
1 hr 49 min
Crime
The rise to underworld eminence of the notorious Chicago gangster Artuto Ui - who bears a striking resemblance to Adolf Hitler.
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- Cast：
- Nicol Williamson , Sam Wanamaker , Peter Frye , Al Mancini , Jill Townsend , Frank Middlemass , Phil Brown
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Such a frustrating disappointment
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Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
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All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
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The film may be flawed, but its message is not.
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