Gangster no. 1 / IFC Films ; FilmFour presents a Pagoda Film production, in association with Road Movies Filmproduktion ; with the participation of British Screen, BSkyB and Filmboard Berlin Brandenberg ; a Paul McGuigan film ; screenplay adapted by Johnny Ferguson ; produced by Norma Heyman, Jonathan Cavendish ; directed by Paul McGuigan.

Chronicles the bloody, single-minded climb of a crime lord to power. Enter the psyche of an unrepentant mobster who slugs, claws and kills his way to the top. But when he learns that a former mentor he put in prison is about to get out, this self-made mobster must now face a man whose life he ruined...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: IFC Films
FilmFour (Firm)
Pagoda Film (Firm)
Road Movies Filmproduktion
British Screen
British Sky Broadcasting
Filmboard Berlin Brandenberg (Firm)
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Other Authors: McGuigan, Paul, 1963-
Heyman, Norma
Cavendish, Jonathan
Ferguson, Johnny
McDowell, Malcolm, 1943-
Thewlis, David, 1963-
Bettany, Paul, 1971-
Burrows, Saffron
Cranham, Kenneth, 1944-
Foreman, Jamie, 1958-
Sova, Peter
Hulme, Andrew
Dankworth, John
Temime, Jany
Bridgland, Richard
Language:English
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
English dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, [2002], ©2002.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Organized crime > Drama.
Gangsters > Drama.
Gangster films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Gangsters.
Organized crime.
Genre:
Drama.
Gangster films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Gangster number one.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Chronicles the bloody, single-minded climb of a crime lord to power. Enter the psyche of an unrepentant mobster who slugs, claws and kills his way to the top. But when he learns that a former mentor he put in prison is about to get out, this self-made mobster must now face a man whose life he ruined ... and confront the twisted remnants of his own demented conscience as well.
Note:Special features: making-of featurette; deleted scenes; audio commentary with director Paul McGuigan; TV spot; original theatrical trailer.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ3 D0019075 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for strong brutal violence, pervasive language, and brief drug use and nudity.
ISBN:079285294X
9780792852940
Credits:Director of photography, Peter Sova ; editor, Andrew Hulme ; music composer, John Dankworth ; costume designer, Jany Temime ; production designer, Richard Bridgland.
System Details:DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (16x9 ; 1.85:1) and full screen presentations; 5.1 surround Dolby digital.
Cast:
Malcolm McDowell, David Thewlis, Paul Bettany, Saffron Burrows, Kenneth Cranham, Jamie Foreman.