Gangster

A gangster is a criminal; the term became particularly evocative under the mode of the Prohibition to the the United States. Its symbol remains without question Al Capone, and the city of the gangsterism, Chicago.

The gangsterism gathers all types of actions prohibited at the time: clandestine bars, gambling dens, brothels, nightclubs, distillings, breweries…

Many artists seized the term and largely took part in the formation of a true myth:

Gangster is the term frequently employed improperly for a criminal of career, which is, or at some point inevitably becomes almost, a member of an organization of persistent violent crime. As an adjective it can be used like a not very flattering representation of the methods violent and twisted used by the members E the underworld, and the gangsterism is a form derived which implies the methods such as the practice or the practice.

During the era of the second world war, the word “gangster” became a popular term to describe an individual who was a share of the “Maffia” or “an organization criminal”. Today, the gangsters are usually looked at like malevolent individuals. The press had a substantial influence on the modern sight of the gangster.

The gangsters are typically organized criminals who are actively engaged in the crime like an activity of group or company for the pleasure and the profit. The visibility of activities of the gangsters can extend from the drug trafficking to the offer of " protection". The gangsters often manage their operations as their business in so far as they offer a “product” or a “service”, although illegal, or, as it is sometimes the case, legitimate businesses with a criminal goal of activity.

The ranges and the spheres of activity of the gangsters are varied, and are frequently connected to differences between the legislative body and physical reality. During the era of prohibition in the United States, the gangsters exploited effectively and lucratively the request for alcohol by supplying the bars. In the years 1950, they made in the same way for the play. It are also actively engaged in other markets in request such as the trade of opiates, the service of intermediary, the traffic of human, the provision of false documents, and so on.

Some gangsters engage in the extortion, the intimidation, corruption and handles it the influence on the trade unions. They are also known to try to handle the decisions of the civil institutions, such as the political lawsuits and elections.

Cultural impact

The gangsters appeared in several film or another media. Here most notable:

  • Paul Bettany, Malcolm McDowell and David Thewlis in Gangster No.1 • Jonathan Martin in The # 1 Gangsta

  • James Cagney in the role of Tom Powers in The Public Enemy
  • Larenz Touches in the role of O-Dog in Menace II Society
  • Grand Theft Auto , a series of video game.
  • Orson Welles in the role of Harry Files in THe Third Man based on a news of Graham Greene.
  • Marlon Brando in the role of Vito Corleone et al. Pacino in the role of Michael Corleone and several other characters of the film The Godfather .
  • Robert Shaw in the role of Doyle Lonnegan in The Sting
  • Ray Liotta in the role of Henry Hill in Goodfellas
  • The Krays
  • Al Pacino in the role of Tony Montana in Scarface and Carlito Brigante in Carlito' S Way
  • Robert DeNiro in the role of Sam “Ace” Rothstein in Casino , like Al Capone in The Untouchables
  • Samuel L.Jackson, John Travolta and Ving Rhames in Pulp Fiction
  • James Gandolfini in the role of Tony Soprano in The Sopranos
  • Reservoir Dogs , a film of Quentin Tarantino
  • Redemption: the Stan Tookie Williams Story
  • Sylvester Stallon in the role of Angelo “Snaps” Provolone in the comedy of 1991, Oscar
  • the film Snatch is a British film of gangster in 2000.
  • Pinstripe Potooro is unpleasant series of video games Crash Bandicoot .
  • Holy Row a video game

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