In Roger Corman’s violent gangland saga for 20th Century Fox, a prohibition-era mob war erupts between Al Capone (Jason Robards) and Bugs Moran (Ralph Meeker) in the streets of Chicago leading up to The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre.
“The film is a slam-bang, gutsy recreation of The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, a 1929 gangland sensation of Chicago. Well-written, and presented in semi-documentary style, it features Jason Robards as Al Capone. Salty dialog and violence are motivated properly, and solid production values recreate a by-gone era.” – Variety
“One of Corman’s best films… [The St Valentine’s Day Massacre] revels in the mythology of the genre, both paying homage to it and reinterpreting.” – Time Out
