The Gangster Show: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
DramaHistory
The rise to underworld eminence of the notorious Chicago gangster Artuto Ui - who bears a striking resemblance to Adolf Hitler.
Director
Jack Gold
Writers
Bertolt Brecht, Margarete Steffin, George Tabori
Stars
Nicol Williamson, Sam Wanamaker, Peter Frye
Release Date
November 7, 1972
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🎯 2
Nominations
🎭 Top Cast
Nicol Williamson
as Arturo Ui
Sam Wanamaker
as O'Casey
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Peter Frye
as Dogsborough
Al Mancini
as Giuseppe Givola
Frank Middlemass
as Dilapidated Actor
Phil Brown
as Clark
Jill Townsend
as Mrs. Dulfeet
Bruce Boa
as Ignatius Dulfeet
Larry Cross
as Sheet
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Weston Gavin
as Ernesto Roma
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Production
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
🏷️ Keywords
united states of americasatiregangsternazi germanybased on play
🎯 Categories
DramaHistory
💡 Did You Know?
Adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's 1941 play "Der Aufhaltsame Aufsteig Des Arturo Ui" (The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui). A copy is in the BFI Archives.
📖 Synopsis
The rise to underworld eminence of the notorious Chicago gangster Artuto Ui - who bears a striking resemblance to Adolf Hitler.