The Gangster Film

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:literature
gptkbp:analyzes film critics
gptkbp:feature urban environments
gptkbp:genre film noir
horror film
police procedural
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Gangster Film
gptkbp:influenced Hong Kong triad films
Yakuza films
Italian mafia films
gptkbp:influencedBy Prohibition era
real-life gangsters
gptkbp:motif gptkb:murder
corruption
greed
power struggle
loyalty and betrayal
family ties
gptkbp:notableActor gptkb:Al_Pacino
gptkb:Edward_G._Robinson
gptkb:Paul_Muni
gptkb:Robert_De_Niro
gptkb:James_Cagney
gptkbp:notableDirector gptkb:Francis_Ford_Coppola
gptkb:Brian_De_Palma
gptkb:Martin_Scorsese
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Goodfellas_(1990)
gptkb:The_Godfather_(1972)
gptkb:Scarface_(1932)
gptkb:Public_Enemies_(2009)
gptkbp:notableSeries gptkb:The_Godfather_trilogy
Scarface films
The Public Enemy series
gptkbp:notableWinner Academy Award for Best Picture (The Godfather)
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama (Goodfellas)
Academy Award for Best Director (The Godfather Part II)
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:popularFor 1930s
1970s
1990s
gptkbp:studiedIn film studies
gptkbp:subjectOf books on film history
documentaries on crime cinema
gptkbp:subspecies crime film
gptkbp:theme gptkb:crime
rise and fall of criminals
gptkbp:typicalAntagonist gptkb:law_enforcement
gptkbp:typicalProtagonist gptkb:mobster
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Aurum_Film_Encyclopedia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8