Gangster fans will savor this collection of four films that helped redefine the genre. Brian DePalma's SCARFACE, written by a young Oliver Stone, takes Howard Hawk's 1932 classic into the drug-fueled violence of 1980s Florida. DePalma's informal update on the character, CARLITO'S WAY, also starring Al Pacino, follows an aging gangster as he faces a new generation of thugs. Undeservingly criticized as a lesser GOODFELLAS, 1995's CASINO offers up bountiful rewards for anyone who looks beyond casting. A fascinating hybrid of the western and gangster genres, Scorsese's Las Vegas opus finds old-school gangsters in the developing frontier where cowboys (er, mobsters) are being replaced by businessmen. Finally, reaching the cycle's inevitable conclusion, Ridley Scott's AMERICAN GANGSTER offers a crime film steeped in the flimsy entrepreneurial ethics that any business school graduate could appreciate. Please see individual titles for detailed synopsis information.
Product Identifiers
UPC
0025192034121
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73600601
Product Key Features
Actor
Denzel Washington, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, James Woods, Joe Pesci, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sharon Stone, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Director
Brian De Palma, Brian Russell De Palma, Brian Depalma
Edition
9-Disc Set
Rating
R
Format
DVD
Release Year
2008
Movie/TV Title
Gangsters: the Ultimate Film Collection
Genre
Action & Adventure
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs
9
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
LeafCats
617
Film Country
USA
Display Format
9-Disc Set
Leading Role
Denzel Washington, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, James Woods, Joe Pesci, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sharon Stone, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio