history of gangster films

2. First ever gangster film
The first ever gangster film was in 1912 and was called the musketeers
of pig alley. The film was 17 minutes long and the film was released in
1912 and was re-released again in the USA. The film is a silent film and
was directed and D.W. Griffith, Anita loos also helped write the movie.
The film is about a poor married couple that live in new York. The
husband works as a musician and travels to work often., returning
home from work his wallet gets taken by a gangster. His wife goes to a
ball where a man tries to drug her. However the attempt was stopped
by the man who stole the wallet. The two criminals become rival and
there is a shootout involved. The husband also gets caught in the shoot
out and realises the man that stole his wallet. He sneaks his wallet back
and the gangsters goes to the couples place. Police track him down but
the wife gives him a false alibi

3. 4 gangster films and
Scarface
The film was produced in 1939 and the directors was Howard Hawks and
Richard Rossan. The film lasted about 93 minutes. The plot of the film is that a
Chicago Italian immigrant Antonio tony camonted is acting orders of Italian
Mafioso Jonny lovo kills Louis Costillo which is the leading crime boss of the
citys south side. Jonny and tony take the south side and start selling illegal
beer to speakeasies and muscling bars run by rival outfits. It further progresses
and tony declares war on the north side

4. The Godfather.
The film was produced in 1972 . The film is approximate 175 minutes long and
directed by François Ford Coppola.
The film begins as Don Vito Corleone who is head of New York Mafia family. Its
his daughters wedding and with his wife Carmela. His son Michael just came
back home from the war, however he does not intend to join his fathers
business. The rival Corleone family wants to start selling drugs in New York and
needs the Dons influence to the further plan

5. Goodfellas
The film was produced in 1990, the film director was
Martin Scorsese and the film lasted 146 minutes.
Henry Hill who is a small time gangster who takes part
in a robbery with Jimmy Conway and Tommy De Vito.
However two other gangsters have set their sights on
something better. His two partners kill off everyone
else who is involved in the robbery and slowly start to
climb up through the hierarchy Mob. However Henry
is badly affected by his partners success. Henry has a
decision to make to either downfall jimmy and Tommy
or not

6. The Departed
This film was produced in 2006 and lasted 151 minutes. The film was directed
by Martin Scorsese. The film was based in south Boston. The state police force
is waging a war on the Irish American organized crime. A young undercover
cop called Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrated the Mob syndicate run. Billy
and his accomplish Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed
to the enemy. They must race to uncover the identity of the other man to save
them self.

7. How they have changed in time?
My opinion is that they gangster films have changed alot in time. The first film i
described was Scarface and that was about a killing. Godfather was about people selling
drugs in New York. The Goodfellas is about a robbery and the departed is about a
undercover cop trying to stop a the Irish American organized crime.
Over time the gangster has became more targeted on certain groups. These groups could
be racial homosexual and sex. We know this because the first ever gangster films made
were about murder and drug selling. However these films have became more targeted.

8. Most inspirational directors and
why?
John Singleton is an inspirational film director. He
directed the film called boys in the hood. Adulthood
and anuvahood are inspired by John Singleton as they
are similar films which leads to think that they are
inspired by John Singleton
Martin Scorsese is also a inspirational and has directed
many gangster films such as the departed and
goodfellas.