Live by night
Type
Label
Live by night
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
CHVRS rating: 14A
Main title
Live by night
Oclc number
971504078
Review
"A haphazard, albeit mostly entertaining tale of tmmoy gunners and rum runners."--USA Today"...Affleck shines asa director of actors and action. The man knows how to create a haunting gangster noir worth getting lost in."--Rolling Stone"...is clearly Affleck's love letter to classic pulp, and almost no noir touchstone goes unturned in its two-hour-plus run..."--Entertainment Weekly
Runtime
129
Summary
It's the Roaring Twenties and Prohibition hasn't stopped the flow of booze in an underground network of gangster-run speakeasies. The opportunity to gain power and money is there for any man with enough nerve, and Joe Coughlin, the son of the Boston Police superintendent, long ago turned his back on his strict upbringing for the spoils of being an outlaw. But even among criminals there are rules, and Joe breaks a big one: crossing a powerful mob boss by stealing his money and his moll
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Contributor
Mapped to
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