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The gangster/crime film portraying the rise and (usually) fall of the gangster/criminal became popular during the 1930s and 1940s with films such as Little Caesar and Scarface, reflecting audiences’ fascination with figures who, such as Gatsby in The Great Gatsby, achieved financial success consistent with the American dream, but did so through illegal means:
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[7.7c.1] The Ultimate Gangster and Crime Film Web Site
[7.7c.2] filmsite.org: CRIME and GANGSTER FILMS
[7.7c.3] IMDb.com: Crime
[7.7c.4] 1920s crime gangster
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[7.7c.5] See The Ultimate Gangster and Crime Film Web Site. |
[7.7c.6] Crimeculture: crime film genre |
[7.7c.7] Bibliography on Gangster films
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[7.7c.8] HBO: The Sopranos |
[7.7c.9] Family Values: The Sopranos fan site
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[7.7c.10] Sopranoland: The Sopranos fan site
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[7.7c.11] Bada-Bing Blog: Blog: The Sopranos
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For further reading:
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Grieveson, L. (2005). Mob Culture: Hidden Histories of American Gangster Film. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. |
Hardy, P. (Ed.). (2000). The Overlook film encyclopedia: The gangster film.
New York: Overlook Press. |
Leitch, T. (2002). Crime films. New York: Cambridge University Press. |
Mason, F. (2003). American gangster cinema: From “Little Caesar” to “Pulp Fiction.” New York: Palgrave. |
Munby, J. (1999). Public enemies, Public heroes: Screening the gangster from Little Caesar to Touch of Evil. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. |
Rafter, N. (2000). Shots in the mirror: Crime films and society. New York: Oxford University Press. |
Shadoian, J. (2003). Dreams & dead ends: The American gangster film. New York: Oxford University Press. |
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