Al's Lads ( Capone's Boys )

Al's Lads (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: Capone's Boys
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2002 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Richard Standeven

Written By:
Marc Gee

Actors:
Marc Warren ..... Jimmy
Kirsty Mitchell ..... Edith
Al Sapienza ..... Georgio
Ralf Little ..... Dan (as Ralph Little) (as Ralf Little)
Julian Littman ..... Al Capone
Stephen Lord ..... Eddy
Richard Roundtree ..... Boom-Boom
George Anton ..... Tony
Mike Atkinson ..... Referee
Cliff Barry ..... Shivetski (as Clifford Barry)
Craig Cheetham ..... Cook
George Christopher ..... Reporter #1
Aris Comninos ..... Hood
Warwick Davis ..... Leo (as Warwick Davies)
Ron Donachie ..... Birch
Sam Douglas ..... Fats
Dan Fredenburgh ..... Frankie (as Daniel Fredenburgh)
Marc Gee ..... Dishwasher
Mark Heenehan ..... Vinnie
Gordon Jamieson ..... Cam
James Jordan ..... Mayor
Tom Lucy ..... Bare Fist Fighter #1
Scott Maslen ..... Sammy
Lewis McKenzie ..... Spanner
Sean McShane ..... Chicago Cop
Stephen Molden ..... Sonny
Steve Money ..... Burly Stoker
Josh Moran ..... Lord Wilton
Nicholas Moss ..... Foreman (as Nick Moss)
Keith Newby ..... Bartender
Ray Nicholas ..... Bare Fist Fighter #2 (as Ray L. Nicholas)
Brian Nickels ..... Bruno (as Brian Sonny Nickels)
Peter Pedrero ..... Brendan
Belle Peers-Chapman ..... Lady Wilton
Dylan Smith ..... Saul
Liam Tobin ..... Chief Engineer
Ricky Tomlinson ..... Billy
Emma Ward ..... Cigarette Girl
Laurence Wilson ..... Reporter #2
Elizabeth Woodcock ..... Vivian

Synopsis:

In the Roaring '20s Chicago, three young men newly arrived from Liverpool find themselves working for Al Capone (Julian Littman). Capone's ruthless right-hand man Georgio (Al Sapienza) exploits Jimmy's (Marc Warren) explosive right uppercut by scheduling him in a boxing match against the local champ; in preparation, Georgio has Jimmy train with the aging coach Boom Boom (Richard Roundtree). Only later do they realize the fight is fixed and Jimmy is ordered to take a dive in the fifth round, something he's reluctant to consider. Jimmy makes things worse by having an affair with Georgio's girlfriend Edith (Kirsty Mitchell), and hot-tempered Georgio is not happy. Meanwhile Jimmy's mates are implicated in the kidnapping of Capone's young son, an accusation they compound by robbing the mob safe. Can these adventures possibly have happy endings?

It's 1927, the height of the Roaring Twenties, and Chicago is rife with corruption gambling, prostitution and prohibition. Jimmy and his two Liverpool pals, Dan and Eddie, work as lowly waiters on a luxury liner. Always on the make, the three lads are pinning their hopes on getting enough money to jump ship in New York and start a new life in the USA. They plan a ruse which nets them six bottles of gin from the ship's stores, which they know will fetch a good price in Prohibition America. Unwittingly they sell them to two gangsters on the New York quayside, one of whom turns out to be the right-hand man to Al Capone. It soon becomes clear that the trio have got themselves into a dangerous situation. A further complication is created by Jimmy's attraction to Edith, girlfriend to one of the gangsters. When Capone's son is kidnapped and the lads are implicated, it's time to get out of town. But not before Jimmy's big fight and a small matter of Dan and Eddie removing the contents of Capone's vault to pay for their trouble.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 28 December, 2009.

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