| | | They Didn't Take Orders...They Took Over.
Features: DVD, English, French, Dolby, Dolby Digital (5.1), Digital Audio
A terrific ensemble cast powers this fast-paced action-adventure based on the true story of the rise of organized crime in America.Mobsters traces the daring exploits of four close friends growing up in 1920's New York: the charming "Lucky" Luciano (Christian Slater), the savvy Meyer Lansky (Patrick Dempsey), the headstrong "Bugsy" Siegel (Richard Greico) and the diplomatic Frank Costello (Costas Mandylor). From their humble beginnings, they formed an impenetrable bond that led them to the top of the underworld in this visually stunning film co-starring the sultry Lara Flynn Boyle and Oscar-winning actors F. Murray Abraham and Anthony Quinn.
"...so many great actors...Murray, Gambon and, even with all his florid masticating, Quinn bring a sense of realistic gravity to the movie." Hal Hinson, The Washington Post
"The violence often approaches the operatic grandness of The Godfather films..." USA Today
Editor's Note
Based on the true story of the rise of organized crime in America during Prohibition. Four now-famous thugs from humble origins and diverse ethnic backgrounds become rich and powerful gangsters through bootlegging.
Plot Summary
Fictionalized account of the early days of mobsters Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel, and Frank Costello as they try to build their business while contending with rival dons.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital TrueHD 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: French Dolby Digital Plus Stereo | | Dubbed: French | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French | | This Is An HD-DVD Made For HD-DVD Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 1/8/2008 |
| Running Time: 104 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1991 | | Catalog ID: 61032952 | | UPC: 00025193295224 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 1.85:1 |
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| | Professional Reviews | USA Today
"...The violence often approaches the operatic grandness of THE GODFATHER films..." 07/26/1991 p.1DChicago Sun-Times 7 of 10
This is the bloodiest gangster movie I can remember. Machineguns are emptied into dead bodies, a nose is bitten off, lips are cut off, a face is slowly and deliberately scarred, a man is dangled outside a hotel window before the rope is cut so he can fall to his death - and there are plenty of closeups of faces and bodies after such things have happened to them..."Mobsters" pretends to be a sociological study of the management levels of the mob, but it's as bloodsoaked as any violent action picture (there's more mayhem in it, for example, than in Jean-Claude Van Damme's upcoming "Double Impact," even though Van Damme is sold exclusively on his body counts)...What survives the gunfire and the screaming are some nice small moments in which the gangsters use intelligence to try to reason their way through the anarchy of the mob's operational methods. Much is made of the fact that ethnic rivalries have been buried, that Jews and Italians are cooperating here for mutual benefit, that a character like Lansky always prefers to substitute negotiation for murder. When the movie slows down and takes a breath for these scenes, they work nicely and are well-acted. But too often the general noise level obscures the movie's real achievements. - Roger Ebert
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