Nitti: The Enforcer

Nitti: The Enforcer Poster Country United States Directed by Michael Switzer Release Date 1988 Language English Main Cast Character Actor Frank Nitti Anthony LaPaglia Al Capone Vincent Guastaferro Anna Nitti Trini Alvarado Hugh Kelly Michael Moriarty Anton Cermak Bruce Kelly

Nitti: The Enforcer is a made-for-television movie that originally aired April 17, 1988, on ABC, chronicling the life of Chicago Outfit gangster Frank Nitti. The film was produced in the wake of the popularity of The Untouchables, which starred Billy Drago as a fictionalized Nitti.

The following weapons were used in the film Nitti: The Enforcer:

Pistols & Revolvers

Colt Detective Special

Frank Nitti (Anthony LaPaglia) borrows a Colt Detective Special from his bodyguard Charlie.

Nitti takes his borrowed Colt Detective Special out of his desk drawer.

M1911A1

Several gangsters are armed with M1911A1 pistols. At one point, Al Capone (Vincent Guastaferro) takes Charlie's 1911 when swearing revenge for his brother, until Nitti (Anthony LaPaglia) calms him down and takes it from him.

One of Nitti's men aims a 1911 at the O'Banion gang.

Capone hands Charlie's 1911 back to Nitti.

Colt Police Positive

Crooked Chicago detective sergeant Harry Lang (Mike Starr) uses a Colt Police Positive to shoot Nitti.

Sergeant Lang draws his Police Positive.

Sergeant Lang fires at Nitti.

Submachine Guns

M1928A1 Thompson

Several gangsters use the M1928A1 Thompson submachine gun, distinguished by its horizontal handguards rather than the vertical foregrips of the earlier M1921 and M1928 variants often associated with the "Chicago typewriter".

A gangster guns down Nitti's rivals.

The Thompson is fired during a montage.

Shotguns

Double Barreled Shotgun

Several gangsters are armed with double-barreled shotguns.