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     • A gangster film or gangster movie is a film belonging to a genre that focuses on gangs and organized crime. It is a subgenre of crime film, that may involve large criminal organizations, or small gangs formed to perform a certain illegal act. The genre is differentiated from Westerns and the gangs of that genre.
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   What genre is gangster film?

   • Langford, Barry. “The Gangster Film: Genre and Society.” In Film Genre: Hollywood and Beyond. By Barry Langford, 132–157. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2005. Within a wider survey of the operations of genre in Hollywood, Langford provides an accessible and concise account of the gangster film.

   Gangster Films - Cinema and Media Studies - Oxford Bibliographies

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   Are gangster films based on genre theory?

   • In texts focusing on genre study, Schatz 1981 and Neale 2000 have produced surveys of the gangster film by reference to genre in Hollywood film-making, while Mitchell 1995 and Langford 2005 provide accounts related to genre theory but linked to social aspects of the gangster film. Gledhill, Christine. “The Gangster Film.”

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   Is gangster a good genre?

   • The gangster sub genre has always been fruitful as a drama. But it works with comedies as well. More and more we see gangster ideas put into other genres. You have Mafia! which is a spoof film and pure comedy. But from Dusk til Dawn is a horror movie and crime movie all at once as well. What about on tv?

   Unlocking the Crime and Gangster Genre (Definitions and Examples)

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   What are some examples of gangster films?

   • The American movie The Black Hand (1906) is one of the earliest surviving examples of gangster films. Popular regional variations of the genre include Italian Poliziotteschi, Chinese Triad films, Japanese Yakuza films, and Indian Mumbai underworld films. There is considerable overlap with film noir, especially in early mob films.

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   What is gangster film study?

   • The study of gangster films extends back to the 1970s when the development of film studies as an academic discipline generated new perspectives to provide a scholarly framework for the analysis of film.

   Gangster films - Film Genres - Research Guides at Dartmouth College

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   What makes a good gangster film?

   • Often the best gangster films are closely tied to the reality of crime, reflecting public interest in a particular aspect of criminal activity. Thus, the gangster film is in a sense, a history of crime in the United States.

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3. nofilmschool.com › crime-and-gangsterUnlocking the Crime and Gangster Genre (Definitions and ...

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   Dec 6, 2023 · The crime and gangster genre has been steady since it debuted. So what is behind these kinds of movies and tv shows with lasting power?

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   A gangster film or gangster movie is a film belonging to a genre that focuses on gangs and organized crime. It is a subgenre of crime film, that may involve large criminal organizations, or small gangs formed to perform a certain illegal act. The genre is differentiated from Westerns and the gangs of that genre.

5. researchguides.dartmouth.edu › filmgenres › gangstersResearch Guides: Film Genres: Gangster films - Dartmouth

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   Oct 24, 2024 · A gangster film or gangster movie is a film belonging to a genre that focuses on gangs and organized crime. It is a subgenre of crime film, that may involve large criminal organizations, or small gangs formed to perform a certain illegal act. ...

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7. oxfordre.com › criminology › criminologyGangsters and Genre | Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology

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   Based on structural and formal analyses of the so-called Big Three Hollywood gangster films from the 1930s—namely, Little Caesar, The Public Enemy, and Scarface —early scholars argued that the gangster genre reflected the ideological tensions that underlay the American Dream of material success.

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   Mafia films—a version of gangster films—are a subgenre of crime films dealing with organized crime, often specifically with Mafia organizations. Especially in early mob films, there is considerable overlap with film noir.

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   Dec 19, 2012 · In texts focusing on genre study, Schatz 1981 and Neale 2000 have produced surveys of the gangster film by reference to genre in Hollywood film-making, while Mitchell 1995 and Langford 2005 provide accounts related to genre theory but linked to social aspects of the gangster film.

10. www.studiobinder.com › blog › best-gangster-moviesTop 30 Best Gangster Movies of All Time, Ranked - StudioBinder

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    Aug 20, 2023 · No genre has influenced the public’s perception of criminals more than Gangster Movies. For more than 80 years, the best gangster movies have fascinated and allured the minds of millions; from Prohibition-era pre-code crime to 21st Century gang life.