| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Documentary. |
| Performer |
Host, Hunter Ellis ; featured experts, Laurence Bergreen, Tracie L. Hill, Mario Gomes, Rose Keefe, John J. Binder. |
| Credits |
Editor, Mike Bruining ; music by Michael Richard Plowman ; director of photography, John Behrens ; camera, Dan McKinney, Richard Neill. |
| Note |
Originally produced as an episode of the television series: Man, moment, machine. |
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Program content: c2006. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; full screen presentation; Dolby digital stereo. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
Recounts the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and the role played by Al Capone in the violent crime surrounding Prohibition in the 1920s. Examines the role played by the Thompson submachine gun in organized crime during that era. Examines Capone's rise from street thug to mob boss. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Capone, Al, 1899-1947.
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Criminals -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
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Organized crime -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History.
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Prohibition -- United States.
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Mass murder -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies.
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Thompson submachine gun.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Biographical television programs.
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Historical television programs.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Edelman, Steve.
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McInerney, Michael.
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Kass, Sarah.
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Mirocha, Julie.
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Ellis, Hunter, 1968-
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Bergreen, Laurence.
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Hill, Tracie L.
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Gomes, Mário.
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Keefe, Rose.
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Binder, John J., 1956-
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Edelman Productions.
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History Channel (Television network)
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New Video Group.
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| Added Title |
Al Capone and the machine gun massacre |
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Man, moment, machine.
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| ISBN |
1422912493 |
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9781422912492 |
| Standard No. |
733961114058 |
| Music No. |
AAAE114050 History |
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