Two inspiration sources appear clearly: contemporary American gangster movies and Alfred Döblin’s novel Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929).
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Black Caesar
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Little Caesar
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State Property
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Knockaround Guys
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Blood Ties
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Gloria
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Killing Them Softly
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Across 110th Street
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