The first in an occasional series in which Robin Ray looks at the cinema's treatment of some of the world's great personalities.
This week, the life and violent times of Al Capone , America's Public Enemy Number One - with performances spanning 40 years of screen history from EDWARD G. ROBINSON , PAUL MUNI, ROD STEIGER , JASON ROBARDS and BEN GAZZARA. To what extent do the various versions differ from each other, and from the truth?
Written by ROBIN RAY
Directed by PAUL LOOSLEY
Produced by JOHN BUTTERY. BBC Manchester