The Real Gangs of Boardwalk Empire
From Al Capone to Johnny Torrio, TIME takes a look at the real-life gangsters portrayed in Boardwalk Empire
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Al Capone
Probably the most fictionalized and oft-portrayed of all mobsters, real-life Al Capone's beat was of course Chicago, not Atlantic City. But many critics agree, Stephen Graham's Boardwalk Capone is pretty good, if a little short in stature.
