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Organized crime wave

Label
Organized crime wave
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Organized crime wave
Medium
DVD
Oclc number
1160200473
Runtime
747
Summary
The kitchen: Based on the Vertigo comic book series from DC Entertainment, the mobster husbands of three 1978 Hell's Kitchen housewives are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but an ax to grind, the ladies take the Irish mafia's matters into their own hands, proving surprisingly adept at everything from running the rackets to taking out the competition, literallyAmerican gangster: Frank Lucas is a crime boss armed with ruthless, streetwise tactics and a strict sense of honor. Through ingenuity and a strict business ethic, Lucas comes to rule the inner-city drug trade. Includes deleted scenes, commentary, case files, and moreBlack mass: In 1970s South Boston, FBI agent John Connolly persuades Irish mobster Jimmy Bulger to collaborate with the FBI in order to eliminate their common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the story of this unholy alliance, which spiraled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement while consolidating his power and becoming one of the most ruthless and dangerous gangsters in Boston historyLock, stock and two smoking barrels: A modern crime comedy about four lads getting in over their heads in London's underworldThe town: Doug MacRay is leader of a Boston bank robber gang but not cut from the same cloth as his fellow thieves. When Doug falls into a passionate romance with the bank manager briefly taken hostage in their last heist, he wants out of this life and out of the town. As the Feds close in and the crew questions his loyalty, he has one of two choices: betray his friends or lose the woman he lovesEastern promises: A ruthless member of a Russian organized crime family has his existence compromised when he meets an innocent midwife who accidentally uncovers evidence against the family
Table Of Contents
The kitchen / New Line Cinema ; director, Andrea Berloff -- American gangster / Universal Pictures ; director, Ridley Scott -- Black mass / Warner Bros. Pictures ; director, Scott Cooper -- Lock, stock and two smoking barrels / Polygram Filmed Entertainment ; director, Guy Ritchie -- The town / Warner Bros. Pictures ; director, Ben Affleck -- Eastern promises / Focus Features ; director, David Cronenberg
Technique
live action
Classification
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