The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
“The Wildest Mobster of the Roaring Twenties!”
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Jack Diamond and his sickly brother arrive in prohibition New York as jewelry thieves. After a spell in jail, the coldly ambitious Diamond hits on the idea of stealing from thieves himself and sets about getting close to gangster boss Arnold Rothstein to move in on his booze, girls, gambling, and drugs operations.
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This is a slick, relentless descent into the dark heart of Prohibition-era ambition. It feels sharp, cynical, and utterly absorbed in the dangerous allure of power, painting a stark portrait of a man driven by an insatiable hunger for more. A classic, gritty crime saga.
grittyambitiousruthlesscynicalstylishpropulsiveclassic gangster filmperiod pieceblack-and-white aestheticambitionpowerbetrayalthe American dream (corrupted)
new york cityprohibition eragangstermafia1920s
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