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1) Lord of war
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the rise and fall of Yuri Orlov, from his early days in the early 1980s in Little Odessa to selling guns to mobsters in his local neighbourhood, and through to his ascension through the decade of excess and indulgence into the early 90s. He forms a business partnership with an African warlord and his psychotic son. His relationship with his younger brother is somewhat volatile, he is married to a famous model, and he is relentlessly pursued...
Series
Criterion collection volume 950
Language
English
Description
Two musicians disguise themselves as women and join an all-female band in order to evade the Mafia, since they witnessed the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
Series
Language
English
Description
"Don" Vito Corleone is the head of a New York mafia 'family.' His beloved son Michael has just come home from the war, but does not intend to become part of his father's business. Not given a choice, the business of the family is just like the head of the family, kind and benevolent to those who give respect, but gives in to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family. An up and coming rival of the Corleone family wants...
6) Pulp fiction
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Clever, dark film that tells 4 separate stories that are gradually brought together. Involved are two low-rent hit men, their boss and his sexy wife, a prizefighter and a pair of desperate robbers.
7) Abigail
Publisher
Universal
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A heist team is hired by a mysterious fixer to kidnap the daughter of a powerful underworld figure. They must guard the 12-year-old ballerina for one night to net a $50 million ransom. As the captors start to dwindle one by one, the discover to their mounting terror that they're locked inside an isolated mansion with no ordinary little girl." --container.
8) High Sierra
Publisher
[Turner Entertainment]
Language
English
Description
Bogart plays a convicted killer sprung from jail by a mobster who wants him to assist in a California hotel holdup.
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Edition
Widescreen collection [edition].
Language
English
Description
Now in his 60s, Don Michael Corleone is dominated by two passions: freeing his family from crime and finding a suitable successor. That successor could be his fiery nephew Vincent--but Vincent may also be the spark that turns Michael's hope of business legitimacy into an inferno of mob violence.
10) Ball of Fire
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Language
English
Description
A group of professors working on a new encyclopedia encounter a mouthy nightclub singer who is wanted by the police to help bring down her mob boss lover. Nominated for 4 **Academy Awards**.
Publisher
Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer for the mob. When a high-stakes, mob-protected card game is heisted by some small-time crooks, Cogan is called in to track them down and restore order to the local criminal economy.
13) Oscar
Publisher
Touchstone Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chicago's top gangster Snaps Provolone promises his father that he'll quit the life of crime. But as he tries to get out of the rackets, he finds that going straight is the toughest job he's ever pulled.
14) White heat
Series
Warner Bros. Pictures gangsters volume 1
Publisher
Turner Entertainment
Language
English
Description
In his last role as a heartless gangster, James Cagney embarks on the prison break of a lifetime in this chilling tale that features one of the most riveting finales in movie history.
Author
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Description
Two decades have passed and crime kingpin Michael Corleone has nearly succeeded in keeping his promise that his family would one day be legit. A philanthropist devoted to public service, Michael is to receive a special award from the Pope for his good works. Determined to buy redemption, Michael and his lawyer B.J. are working on a complicated but legal deal to bail the Vatican out of looming financial troubles. However, trouble looms in the form...
18) Brother Orchid
Series
Warner Bros. Pictures gangsters volume 3
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
Description
A gangster escapes an attempt on his life by rival mobsters, and hides out in a monastery. He pretends that he is interested in becoming a monk so that the Brothers will let him stay while he plots his revenge.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
Description
White heat: Cody Jarrett is the sadistic leader of a ruthless gang of thieves. Afflicted by terrible headaches and fiercely devoted to his 'Ma,' Cody is a volatile, violent, and eccentric leader. Cody's top henchman wants to lead the gang and attempts to have an 'accident' happen to Cody, while he is running the gang from in jail. But Cody is saved by an undercover cop, who thereby befriends him and infiltrates the gang. Finally, the stage is set...
20) Guys and dolls
Series
Language
English
Description
In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.
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