Product Description

From The Godfather to Get Carter, big screen tales of organized crime have produced many of cinema's greatest films and most memorable moments. The Rough Guide to Gangster Movies gives you the lowdown on all aspects of the genre - from the 'Chicago' of James Cagney and the Los Angeles of Michael Mann to the cinema underworlds of London, Paris and Hong Kong. This guide collects the guns, the cars, the molls and the classic plots, with directors and actors such as Edward G Robinson, Al Pacino, Chow Yun Fat, Robert DeNiro and Ray Winstone. The Rough Guide to Gangster Movies is an offer you can't refuse.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #130224 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

About the Author
Lloyd Hughes started reviewing films at the age of 13 when he reviewed every movie he saw for the next four years. Lloyd is now a writer, broadcaster and researcher specialising in all descriptions of cinema.

Customer Reviews

Excellent
Fine well-written overview. Easily the best of its kind. Covers all the bases on the top 50 gangster films as well as recommending loads more.
Solid and interesting on the films you cant have missed like Goodfellas or Scarface with lots of pointers to less known but interesting-sounding stuff. There's also an intriguing section giving a round up of international gangster movies. Good value with well chosen pix.

Very good title
This has a lot to recommend it. It includes a lot of less well known films, many of which are excellent viewing. I enjoyed this a lot.