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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

1967 · 100 min

A cold, methodical chronicle of gangland violence that feels like a true-crime dossier come to life, tense and grim.

Directed by
Roger Corman
Genres
History, Crime
Tagline
The shocking truth about events leading up to one of the most violent days in American history!
Overview
Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as policemen, surprise and mow down with machine-guns the key members of Bugs Moran's rival gang. The film traces the history of the incident, and the lives affected and in some cases ended by it.

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Directed by
Roger Corman
Genres
History, Crime
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • violence
  • power
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
history, crime
Directed by
Roger Corman
Written by
Howard Browne
Starring
Jason Robards, George Segal, Ralph Meeker, Jean Hale, Clint Ritchie, Frank Silvera, Joseph Campanella, Richard Bakalyan
Music
Lionel Newman
Cinematography
Milton Krasner
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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