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# Al Capone: Icon
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/movies/icon-al-capone/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:58:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T00:03:34.000Z
- Description: Try to decide why Americans are fascinated by celebrity gangster Al Capone.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Al Capone: Icon, #ZZZ_Movie_3361aeb4-2a83-4f06-a9ae-7292fc309b17, #movie, #ZZZ_Show_2b889a89-048b-48f8-9fab-bd1eadbcdf3e, #v1.12

Al Capone — the quintessential self-made American man, ruthless killer or both? Just his name sparks images of pin-stripe suits and bloody violence. To this day, Americans are fascinated by this celebrity gangster. The question is why?