THEME EXPLORATION

1930s gangsters

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Dead End
Dead End
1937 · William Wyler
Die Jagd nach dem Gluck
Die Jagd nach dem Gluck
1930 · Jean Renoir
Germaine chez elle
Germaine chez elle
1994 · Jean Rouch
Kansas City
Kansas City
1996 · Robert Altman
Me and Orson Welles
Me and Orson Welles
2008 · Richard Linklater
Pure Love
Pure Love
1930 · Mikio Naruse
Stranded
Stranded
1935 · Frank Borzage
The Only Son
The Only Son
1914 · Cecil B. DeMille
The Saddest Music in the World
The Saddest Music in the World
2003 · Guy Maddin
The Shimpu Group
The Shimpu Group
1933 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Tirez sur le pianiste
Tirez sur le pianiste
1960 · François Truffaut
The Exile
The Exile
1981 · Peter Greenaway
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Howard Hawks USA

His films like 'Scarface' (1932) and 'The Big Sleep' (1946) defined the gangster genre with stylish violence and morally ambiguous protagonists.

 Francis Ford Coppola USA

While known for Westerns, his gangster films explored corruption and lawlessness in Depression-era America with psychological depth.